Presentation on Environmental Health and Safety and the March 15, 2013 meeting of the Administrative Services Task Force.

1. Presentation on
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
March 15, 2013 – 12:10 PM
Efferson Hall – LSU AgCenter

2. Mike Durham, Director, EHS
 Outline of Discussion:
 Organizational Alignment
 Major Hazard Areas on Campus
 Chief Responsibility Areas
 Web Page Tour
 Regulatory Challenges
 Current Issues of Importance
 Potential Efficiencies from Consolidation/Closer Alignment of System
Units

3. Mission Statement
To support the teaching, learning, and research
activities of the University through promotion of a
safe and healthy campus environment by providing
guidance and coordinating programs and services
that reduce the safety, environmental, and
regulatory risks to the LSU community.

4. Organizational Alignment
Organizational Chart
Functional Alignment
Staff / Qualifications of Staff Members
Approach to issues

5. Brian T. Nichols
CIO and Executive Director
Administrative Services and Risk Management
Finance &
Administrative Services
(FAS)
Jeff Campbell
Director
Financial Systems
Services (FSS)
Justin Thornton
Director
Environmental Health
and Safety (EHS)
Mike Durham
Director
Jerry Steward
Manager
Dr. Greg Hayes
Manager
Joyce Gibbs
Administrative
Coordinator
Michael Hooks
Assistant Director
Thomas Walsh
Safety and Health
Officer
Lisa Pepitone
Environmental
Coordinator
Patrick West
Manager
Dr. Jason Lejuene
Manager
Parking, Traffic and
Transportation (PT&T)
Gary Graham
Director
Risk Management and
Insurance Services
Vacant
Associate Director
Colorado Robertson
Risk Management (ERM)
Analyst
Laura Foster
Business Manager

6. EHS Staff
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Mike Durham
Director
Mike Hooks
Assistant Director

7. EHS Staff
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Dr. Quinesha Morgan
Biological Safety Coordinator
Dr. Greg Hayes
Biological Safety Manager

8. EHS Staff
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Tomas Walsh
Occupational Health
and Safety Officer
Lisa Pepitone
Environmental and Hazardous
Waste Coordinator

9. EHS Staff
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Jerry Steward
Chemical Safety Manager
Dr. Jason LeJeune
Laboratory Safety Manager

10. EHS Staff
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Patrick West
Safety and Environmental Training
Manager
Joyce Gibbs
Administrative Coordinator

11. Major Hazard Areas on Campus
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 Property & Premises
o Fire
o Electrical
o Facility Conditions/Walking/Working Surfaces
o Student Pedestrian Traffic
 Laboratory Research
 Occupational Hazards
o Manual Labor Tasks
o Falls
o Vehicle and Equipment Operation
 Athletic Events
 Veterinary Teaching Hospital

12. Chief Responsibility Areas
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 Safety
o Rules and Procedures
o Inspections/audits of facilities/labs
o Accident Investigations
o Regulatory Compliance
o Safety Training
 Environmental Compliance
o Hazardous Waste Management
o Regulatory Compliance
 Occupational Health
o Ergonomics
o Protective Equipment Evaluation/Selection
o Issues related to occupational illnesses

13. Web Page Tour
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 EHS Website: EHS.LSU.EDU
 What’s New
 Accident Reporting On Line
 Documents/Policies (drop down menu on left)
 Staff Contact Information
 Ask Your Safety Advisor
 Hazard Hotline

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18. Regulatory Challenges
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 EPA/DEQ Environmental
 CDC/NIH Biological Safety in Laboratories
 NRC/DEQ Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Office)
 Funding Agencies and Sources
 DOT – Transportation/Shipping
 Department of Education (DOE) – Clery Act
 Department Homeland Security (DHS) – Chemicals,
Biological Agents
 Consensus Standards (ANSI, ASTM, ..), OSHA
Standards, etc.
 State Office Of Risk Management (ORM)

19. Current Issues of Importance
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 Revision of PS 90 - “Workers’ Compensation and
Other Work Related Accidents”
 Revision of PS 67 - “Misuse of Drugs and Alcohol”
 Risk Management Autonomy – LA Grad Act 2.0
 Integration of Risk Management / EHS Processes
 Research Safety Committee Incubation
 Daily Challenges 

20. Potential Efficiencies from
Consolidation/Closer Alignment of Units
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 In-house Expertise for Program Administration
 Regulatory Compliance – collaboration & cooperation
 Best Practices in Administering Program Elements
o Workers’ Compensation Administration
o Investigations and Action Plans for Prevention
o Systematic Follow-up on Action Plans
o Auditing / Certifying Labs
o Standardizing safety/environmental elements
o Collaboration on and Sharing of Systems, Databases, etc.

21. 2nd Floor Copy and Mail Center
225-578-8507
mdurham@lsu.edu
www.ehs.lsu.edu
Questions
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