CHAPTER 2 – ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM GENERAL GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS

A. References

1. SPPM 2.16, Safety Orientation
2. WSU Executive Policy 20 Alcohol and Drug Policy
3. WSU Alerts sign-up
4. BPPM 50.39, Emergency Planning and Preparedness
5. College of Arts and Sciences Accident Prevention Program
6. College of Arts and Sciences safety training requirements
7. Safety Orientation Checklist

B. Purpose.

This Accident Prevention Program (APP) provides guidance and establishes department/unit safety policy and procedures This APP incorporates requirements established in Washington State Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) rules, and WSU’s Safety Policy and Procedures Manual (SPPM).

Department/Unit supervisors are expected to integrate procedures into relevant/applicable work activities, and employees are expected to apply them on the job. Sample procedural forms are referenced in individual APP chapters and are to be used when they apply.

C. Responsibilities.

DOSH rules identify employer responsibilities for employee safety. WSU’s SPPM is similarly structured, identifying the departmental/unit authorities, including supervisors as the individuals responsible for employee safety. General supervisor and employee safety responsibilities are presented in Chapter 3, the following APP chapters identify specific departmental, supervisor, and employee responsibilities referencing DOSH rules and WSU’s SPPM.

D. New-Hire Safety Orientation.

Every new Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture (VCEA) employee will be provided a safety orientation per SPPM 2.16, Safety Orientation and the employee’s supervisor will complete the Safety Orientation Checklist. The presentation of the orientation can be delegated. The Checklist will be submitted to the Department’s Office Administrators and added to the employee files. Rehires or cyclical workers of less than six (6) months duration away from work performing substantially similar to the work previously performed are not considered new hires except at the start of their initial cycle. If a rehire is assigned to a substantially different position and/or tasks, then a new safety orientation should be conducted. All personnel, volunteers, graduate and undergraduate students working in the laboratory must follow this guideline as well. Their Safety Orientation records must be submitted to the Academic Graduate and Undergraduate Advisors and kept in their student files.  Each employee, student, volunteer will be briefed on the contents of this APP and will be instructed to read selected safety materials directly pertaining to their assigned duties before beginning work. Before new employees are released to perform duties without direct supervision of a properly trained supervisor or co-worker, they must satisfactorily complete required safety training. Safety training need to be provided before entering the laboratory and exposure to a hazard.

New employees will also be instructed that:

1. They are to report any unsafe conditions or practices immediately to their supervisor for remediation;
2. They have authority to stop work if any unsafe conditions or practices are present until such time as they are remediated;
3. That nothing we do is so important as to necessitate the violation of standing safety practices;
4. They are not to engage in work activities without appropriately documented qualifications and training including (as applicable):

Using Chemicals	Operating Machines or Power Tools	Disturbing Building Materials
Using PPE	Driving WSU Vehicles or Equipment	Managing Hazardous Waste
Entering Confined Spaces	Entering Trenches or Excavations	Signaling or Flagging
Working at Heights of 4 Feet or above	Isolating Hazardous Energy/LOTO	Working in Laboratories
Using Ladders	Welding, Cutting or Brazing	Working with Pesticides
Using Scaffolding	Working with Blood/ Bloodborne Pathogens	Responding to Chemical Spills
Using Elevating work Platforms	Working with Electricity

5. Employees failing to comply with safety policies and procedures will be subject to timely, corrective or disciplinary action.

Required training are available through either Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) or via the Human Resource Services (HRS) training portal, Percipio. Reference CAS Accident Prevention Plan Chapter 29, Safety and Health Training, for additional information on accessing training. References below.

Training References

• APP Chapter 29
• EH&S Training Courses
• WSU Occupational Health and Safety Courses
• Percipio login
• Percipio FAQ
• Get to know Percipio course

Supervisors can access employee training records via the Management Authorization Request-Learning Administrator Form submitted to HRS. References below.

Forms for supervisors

• Form for requesting employee training records: Management Authorization Request – Learning Administrator WSU Online Learning System form (pdf)

Once HRS approves your Learning Administrator request, supervisors can request to be added to the Teams channel for Learning Administrators, which is administered by HRS. Email HRS at hrstraining@wsu.edu with your request.

E. WSU Drug and Alcohol Policy.

Employees are expected to read and comply with WSU Executive Policy #20, Alcohol and Drug Policy.

F. Job Class Requirements.  

Each classified position description includes specifications for physical and mental requirements and typical working conditions for the position. The position description identifies personal protective equipment and associated medical surveillance/monitoring requirements. Employees must possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to fulfill position description requirements and apply safety rules and procedures.

G. Emergency Preparedness.

Building Emergency

Employees will receive instructions on what to do during a building evacuation. Each building has a gathering location where, upon activation of emergency alarms, employees should gather and wait for further instructions from the person identified in charge. An evacuation map for each building and floor is posted and shows locations of exits, fire extinguishers, first-aid kits and gathering locations outside.

In addition to the above, Facilities Operations’ event notifications for individual buildings alerts occupants via email of both planned and emergency events. All building occupants are encouraged to sign up for events for the buildings in which they work and teach.

To sign up for emergency event notifications, go to:

1. WSU Facilities Services
2. In the vertical column on the left side of the page, select Event Notifications, then Notice Subscriptions. Log-in with your network ID.
3. Select the Signup tab at the top and follow instructions.

General Campus Emergency:

1. In the event of a general emergency campus-wide, employees will receive notification and general instructions via the campus emergency public address system or the WSU Alert network communication CAS employees are encouraged to sign up for WSU Alerts and can do so at the below link Employees may select whether to receive alerts via landline, mobile phone, text, electronic mail, or any combination thereof.
2. A current copy of each unit’s Emergency Plan is to be made available upon employee request.

H. Fire Safety.

VCEA employees are required to evacuate the building when a fire alarm is activated and shall not attempt to extinguish any fire unless they have received fire extinguisher training and comfortable using fire extinguisher during the emergency.

Upon discovering a fire:

1. Immediately notify other persons in the area. Call, or have them call 911.
2. If the fire is small (such as a wastebasket fire) and there is minimal smoke, fire extinguisher trained employees may attempt to put the fire out with an appropriate fire extinguisher. If the fire grows and/or there is thick smoke, do not continue to fight the fire and immediately evacuate the building.
3. Non-designated personnel are to immediately evacuate and go to the designated gathering area.
4. Notify your supervisor you have evacuated and are safe.

Supervisors notified of a fire are to:

1. Instruct employees to evacuate to the designated gathering area.
2. Insure all employees have been evacuated and are accounted for. Use contact information and cell phone numbers provided in Emergency Response/Action Plan to verify that all employees are in safety.
3. Verify 911 has been called.
4. Determine if the fire has been extinguished.  If fire has grown or there is thick smoke, evacuate any employees attempting to fight the fire.
5. Go to the designated gathering area and verify that all the employees are accounted for. If an employee is missing, no one will be permitted to re- enter the building.
6. Notify responding firefighting personnel when an employee is missing and may be in the building.