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Environmental Health and Safety

Environmental Health and Safety management is vital to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy campus. Implementing the appropriate safety programs, training requirements, and environmental and occupational compliance measures helps ensure that employees, students, and guests remain safe while working, learning, and visiting 糖心社交.

Safety Programs at 糖心社交

The Office of Compliance and Risk Management (OCRM) has developed and maintained the following safety programs for 糖心社交:

  • Asbestos Awareness Course
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Confined Space Program
  • Driver Safety for 12-15 Passenger Vans
  • Electrical Safety Plan
  • Emergency Action Plan
  • Ergonomic Work Practices
  • Fall Protection for General Maintenance
  • Fall Protection for Construction Activities
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fume Hood Ventilation
  • Hazard Communication (GHS)
  • Hearing Conservation Program (Occupational Noise Exposure)
  • Hotwork (Cutting/Welding) Program
  • Laboratory Safety Program
  • Lead Awareness
  • Lockout/Tagout
  • Machine Safeguarding Program
  • Powered Platforms, Manlifts, Aerial Lifts, Bucket Lifts, etc.
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Powered Industrial Truck Program (Forklift)
  • Radiation (Ionizing) Safety
  • Radiation Workers
  • Respiratory Protection
  • Safety and Health Program
  • Silica: Respirable Crystalline Silica

Please email ocrm@uww.edu to receive access to these safety programs.

Environmental and Occupational Compliance

The , and the hold educational institutions to the same environmental and occupational standards applied to businesses and the rest of the regulated community.

糖心社交 is committed to environmental and occupational compliance, and continues to communicate this commitment to their staff (). Inspectors have legal authority to enter a regulated facility without warning and without delay.

The UW System has developed a checklist to assist campuses in preparing for a RCRA or other environment, health and safety compliance audit: .

The WDNR regulates air emissions under the . Air emission permits for some heating and cooling plants located on University of Wisconsin campuses are managed directly by the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA).

The federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Emergency Management (WEM), under . The UW System has developed an , which covers the following topics:

  • Emergency Planning Notification for Extremely Hazardous Substances
  • Emergency Notification of Release and Wisconsin Spill Reporting Requirements
  • SDS Chemical List Submission
  • Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reports
  • Toxic Chemical Inventory Release (TRI) Reporting

Under the federal , the EPA requires some oil storage facilities to maintain Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure plans in order to prevent discharges into navigable waterways. Under , oil is widely defined and includes, but is not limited to: petroleum; fuel oils; mineral oils; oil refuse and sludge; animal fats, oils and greases; vegetable oils and greases; and other synthetic oils and greases.

A facility is subject to the SPCC regulations and required to prepare and implement an SPCC plan if it has an aggregate aboveground capacity greater than 1,320 gallons in containers 55-gallons or more in size, or an underground capacity greater than 42,000 gallons, and there is a reasonable expectation of a discharge into a navigable waterway or adjoining shoreline. 

Please view the for more information on the plan requirements.

The regulates petroleum and hazardous liquid storage tanks, both aboveground and underground, under . Owners of underground tanks may be subject to annual permitting requirements as well as Class A/B/C training requirements for tank operators.

Stormwater
The WDNR regulates point source and nonpoint source stormwater pollution through the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) program, which includes construction, industrial and municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permits. 

Drinking Water
Under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the EPA sets drinking water standards and endeavors to protect public drinking water supplies and ensure drinking water safety. The WDNR manages activities and programs related to drinking water quality and safety through the Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater. In addition, local public health departments and water utilities work collaboratively to ensure safe drinking water for communities across the state

Hazardous Waste Management

Hazardous waste management responsibilities have transitioned from the Office of Compliance and Risk Management (OCRM) to Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M). 

For questions regarding hazardous waste or to coordinate hazardous waste pickup and disposal, please contact FP&M at facilities@uww.edu or 262-472-1320.

Additional resources and guidance are available on the webpage.