Summary
To achieve full compliance with the annual workplace inspection requirements of Section 1-8 and 1-9 of the Environment, Health and Safety Plan, inspections will be performed by one or more of the following: employees (self-inspection), Workplace Safety Environment Committee members, Department of Environment, Health and Safety personnel, state and federal agency personnel, insurance underwriter personnel, or a combination of these.
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Environment, Health and Safety Manual - Chapter 01.14: EHS Management System - Inspection Plan
General
To achieve full compliance with the annual workplace inspection requirements of Section 1-8 and 1-9 of the Environment, Health and Safety Plan, inspections will be performed by one or more of the following: employees (self-inspection), Workplace Safety Environment Committee members, Department of Environment, Health and Safety personnel, state and federal agency personnel, insurance underwriter personnel, or a combination of these.
Department of Environment, Health and Safety Inspection Priorities
- Fire Safety: Will inspect places of public assembly at least annually.
- Chemical Safety: Will inspect chemical laboratories suspected of using hazardous materials which have not submitted a Laboratory Safety Plan.
- Radiation Safety: Will inspect radioactive materials laboratories according to policy.
- Workplace Safety: Will inspect areas that fall under the Hazards Management Plan according to policy. Will inspect clinic areas according to Joint Commission standards.
- Biological Safety: Will inspect containment laboratories at least annually.
Self-Inspection Program
Each work unit is suggested to perform a self-inspection annually. The objectives of the self-inspection program are:
- comply with the State Workplace Safety Program requirements
- educate, inform, and heighten awareness of employees regarding safety in their work environments
Upon completion, the checklists will be returned to the Department of Environment, Health and Safety for review, follow-up, and data entry. In addition to the basic checklist, an environment-specific questionnaire will be included. This questionnaire will request a personnel update and confirmation that training has been conducted. In addition, the following areas will be emphasized in the environment-specific questionnaire:
- Laboratory Environment: Update of the Laboratory Safety Plan and Chemical inventory and location.
- Clinic Environment: Identification of specialized safety requirements related to Joint Commission or other certification agencies.
- Industrial Environment: Identification of operations that have specific regulatory training requirements, e.g., confined space entry.
- Maintenance Environment: Identification of operations that have specific regulatory training requirements, e.g., lock-out, tag-out procedures.
- Support Services Environment: Identification of operations that have specific regularly training requirements, e.g., hazard communication standard, fork-lifts, DOT regulations.
- Office Environment: Ergonomics information questionnaire to identify work needing follow-up inspection.
Contact Information
Policy Contact
Environment, Health and Safety
1120 Estes Drive
Campus Box #1650
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1650
Phone: 919-962-5507
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