SPPM Revision Memorandum
| DATE: |
January 3, 2008 |
| TO: |
Manual Users |
| SUBJECT: |
Safety Policies and Procedures Manual Revision Letter Number Seventy-Two |
This SPPM revision includes the following changes:
Reporting Accidental Injuries and Work-Related Illnesses S25.20
This revision updates the offices to be contacted to report major accidents,
the procedures for investigation and reporting of work-related accidents, motor
vehicle accidents, and nonemployee injuries. Upon publication of this revision,
the Incident Report form will be published as an online form from the HRS website,
rather than as a PDF form from the online SPPM.
The name of this section is changed from Reporting Accidental Injuries,
Occupational Illnesses, and Workplace Violence.
Investigating Accidents S25.25
This revision adds information and responsibilities regarding offices that
investigate major accidents. Such offices are responsible for ensuring that
investigators are trained and that investigations are documented, in accordance
with the University's Internal Investigations Training and Policy, EP26.
Responsibilities and procedures for investigating work-related accidents are
clarified.
Prevention of Hantavirus Exposure S70.22
This housekeeping change moves responsibility for pickup and disposal of bagged
dead rodents from Materials and Resources Management to the Facilities Operations
Waste Management section, with accompanying contact telephone number changes.