Safety Information   Safety rules are necessary to define the minimum standards that must be upheld by every employee or student regardless of his or her capacity within the University.   Enforcement of these rules is the responsibility of all University employees and students   Safety rules shall be given to all employees at hire…

Overview A safety meeting can be an effective accident prevention tool. The function of a safety meeting is to educate, inform, teach and train. Safety meetings may vary from formal presentations to video presentations. A wide array of resources is available and are posted on-line quarterly. Meetings are required to be held quarterly (4 per…

Purpose A job safety analysis (JSA) is a process where each step in a job or process is determined, hazards identified in each step, and corrective or protective measures determined to counter the hazards. JSA’s are developed only if a serious accident or death has occurred. Procedure   The Job Safety Analysis will be developed…

Purpose To establish a method to handle accidents and incidents situations that occur on campus property. These include both incidents and accidents which involve employees and visitors, vendors, clients, spectators.    Accident / Incident Investigations Accidents / Incidents must be investigated to an appropriate degree. As a result we have two levels of investigations, a…

Purpose   Each building on the McNeese State University campus shall have designated an individual (and alternate) to serve as a Building Coordinator. The Building Coordinator shall serve as the primary communication liaison between campus support agencies and the building’s occupants. Responsibility     Each building coordinator shall: Initiate service requests to be sent to…

Purpose Inspections are used to detect and eliminate any actual or potential hazards that could lead to accidents or incidents. Inspections should detect unsafe conditions and unsafe practices with a determination on appropriate remedial action. Frequency Building inspections should be performed at least once per quarter during the calendar year. The Facility Safety Inspection Checklist…

Purpose To establish the roles and responsibilities of key personnel to maintain safe conditions while on McNeese owned property.   Responsibility President, Vice Presidents, Deans, Directors and Department Heads President and Vice Presidents As chief administrator, the president is responsible for overall direction of the campus safety and environmental program. The president is responsible for…

McNeese State University is committed to the health and safety of our community, but our success in that endeavor depends on you. If you are engaged in the planning of any activity that might pose a risk to the health or safety of any person, please follow the procedures outlined in this Loss Prevention Manual.…