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The prompt reporting of automobile accidents helps minimize our financial loss or the legal and financial obligation we may have to the other party.
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Immediately notify Risk Management Services of all automobile accidents or damage involving University-owned, NC Motor Fleet Management, or personal vehicles being used for official state business.
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To provide guidance regarding requirements to report actual, attempted, or suspected: Arson; Damage; Embezzlement; Theft; or Misuse Of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) property or resources.
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- Environment, Health and Safety Manual
This policy explains how the University protects employees responsible for removing damaged lead containing paint, and for repainting in buildings constructed prior to 1978 from elevated exposures to lead.
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For all accidents or damage involving a University-owned vehicle or mobile equipment, a vehicle leased from Motor Fleet Management, or a rental or personal vehicle being used for University business, complete an Automobile Loss Notice and submit to Risk Management Services within 24 hours of the loss.
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Employees that rent vehicles for official University business do not need to acquire or purchase additional automobile insurance. Rather, the University's existing automobile insurance policy automatically provides both liability and physical damage insurance for these vehicles.
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- School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Nephropathology Lab
Every laboratory on UNC’s campus has electrically powered equipment that is used routinely in day-to-day operations. This equipment can pose a serious hazard if not properly maintained or improperly used. In addition, an electrical hazard could damage expensive equipment or wipe out years of research. All laboratory instruments and appliances should be adequately grounded and checked for current leakage.
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- Laboratory Safety Manual
To ensure that research laboratory freezer alarm systems (freezer alarms) are functional and compatible with existing monitoring equipment, this policy establishes guidelines for all university departments relating to the request for and installation and operation of freezer alarms. The existence of this policy is not a guarantee that the University will always be able to respond to freezer alarms or be able to restore temperate conditions quickly enough to prevent damage.
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- Radiation Safety Manual
A radiation emergency may exist if unplanned exposure to radioactive material is possible due to loss, misplaced material or accident; or if same loss, misplaced material or accident may result in contamination of facilities or spread of contamination out of control. Since an emergency requires immediate action to reduce harm or damage, mCi quantities should be considered an emergency and uCi quantities should be considered an incident.
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- Radiation Safety Manual
X-Ray diffraction and spectrographic devices generate in-beam radiation dose rates of 30 to 7000 rads/sec. Severe tissue damage can be inflicted by very brief exposures to these high dose rates. Surgical treatment or amputation may be required when small body parts, such as fingers, receive greater than 1000 rads.
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The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for safe work practices due to the inherent dangers and potential hazards associated with various types of complex equipment inside mechanical rooms. The potential for serious incident resulting in injury and/or property damage mandates that this policy be strictly enforced.
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This document establishes procedures for the safe handling and use of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene, commonly known as DMBA (CAS# 57-97-6) in university Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM; formerly the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM)) facilities. DMBA is a highly potent carcinogen that causes cancer and heritable genetic damage and is used to induce cancer in animal models.
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- Finance and Operations
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- Materials Management
Items received by Central Receiving are inspected on an item-by-item basis, documenting condition and quantities received for purchase order deliveries to Central Receiving.
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- Industrial Maintenance and Construction/Support Services Safety Manual
The purpose of this policy is to provide minimum guidelines for safety-related work practices to ensure a safe and healthful work environment is provided for UNC-Chapel Hill employees who may be exposed to electrical circuits or electrical hazards.
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- Travel and Payment Card Services
This procedure communicates statutory regulations for transportation expenses and mileage rates for all University travelers on official business.