Office Safety
Office, Corridors and Emergency Egress
In order to provide a safe and orderly environment for all of the
University community and to meet the requirements of the Maryland State
Fire Prevention Code, Environmental Safety conducts annual inspections of all occupied
University facilities. These walk-throughs are used to identify
potential areas of concern relating to fire and general safety. It is
the goal of Environmental Safety to maintain safe work areas and means of
egress. The survey looks for the following items:
- exit doors closing properly and unobstructed
- no storage in exit
corridors or stairwells
- stairs in good condition and properly lighted
- fire extinguishers and fire alarm pull stations accessible
- emergency lighting operational
- no overloaded electrical
outlets
- electrical extension cords only used on a
temporary basis
- storage areas maintained at least 18 inches below
sprinkler elevation
Once deficiencies are noted, Environmental Safety
works with the department head or
custodian of the area towards remediation.
Office Ergonomics
Our campus, like any other large organization, responds to requests for analysis and evaluation
of the workplace design, accident investigation, preventive measures and
training. Ergonomics seeks to fit the job to the person rather
than the person to the job. The aim of the ergonomics
is to prevent the development of occupational disorders and to reduce
the potential for fatigue, error, or unsafe acts through the evaluation
and design of facilities, environments, jobs, tasks, tools, equipment,
processes, and training methods to match the capabilities of specific
workers. Please contact Environmental Safety @6-6485
if you have questions.
Some Ergonomics Web sites are:
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