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Environmental Health & Safety

In This Section:

Environmental Health & Safety
 Purpose
 Contact Information
 Reporting Emergencies
 NVCC Health & Safety Committee
 Chemical Inventory
 NVCC Policies and Procedures Library
 Indoor Air Quality Links
 MSDS Sources
 Chemical Health & Safety Information
 Training
 Regulatory Agency Links
 Occupational Health & Safety Standards

Purpose

The Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) office provides campus-wide services in an effort to promote and maintain a healthy and safe environment for the entire NVCC community.

The EH&S office functions to:

  • Develop and administer policies and procedures with the intention of preventing accidents, injuries, and illnesses.

  • Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory bodies such as the local emergency planning office, CT Department of Environmental Protection, ConnOSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

  • Provide on-going training to satisfy environmental and occupational health & safety laws.
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Contact Information

The office of Environmental Health & Safety is located in the main campus at room 312 of Ekstrom Hall.

The office may be reached by dialing (203) 596-2153.

The office is staffed by Dana D. Elm, Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator.

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Reporting Emergencies

All emergencies (medical, chemical release or exposure, fire, etc.) should be reported to the Public Safety Department by dialing:

(203) 575-8112

Emergency Operations Manual

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NVCC Health & Safety Committee

The Health & Safety Committee meets on a quarterly basis (or more frequently as needed) to address and find solutions for health & safety concerns College-wide.

The membership of the committee meets the specifications of CT Statute 31-40v-4, which requires both employee members and employer members.

Members for 2006-2007 are:

Dana D. Elm, Chair
Dr. Patricia Bouffard
Dr. Joseph Faryniarz
Barry Groman
Laurie Novi
Toni Rinaldi
Patricia Targett
James Troup

Meeting Minutes: (PDF)

December 6, 2006
September 8, 2006

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Chemical Inventory

The College maintains an inventory list of all chemicals purchased and stored on campus.

Alphabetical listing(available to Faculty and Staff only)

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NVCC Policies and Procedures Library

Biomedical Waste Policy

Exposure Control Plan

Hazardous Waste Disposal Plan

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Indoor Air Quality Links

US EPA

IAQ Tools for Schools Program

"EPA developed the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools (TfS) Program to reduce exposures to indoor environmental contaminants in schools through..."  More »

 

Indoor Air Quality

"All of us face a variety of risks to our health as we go about our day-to-day lives. Driving in cars, flying in planes, engaging in... Some risks are simply unavoidable. And some are risks we might decide to avoid if we had the opportunity to make informed..."   More »

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MSDS Sources

Although NVCC maintains material safety data sheets (MSDS) for all chemicals as required by law, you may wish to visit the following sites that also provide them:

Vermont Siri MSDS Index  
 
Cornell University
 
Iowa State University
 
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Chemical Health & Safety Information

US EPA Envirofacts Chemical References  
 
Emergency Response
Guidebook (2004)
 
National Toxicology Program
 
Household Products Database
 
NIOSH Pocket Guide to
Chemical Hazards
 
International Agency for Research
on Cancer (IARC)
 
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Training

Practicing Safe Science  
 
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Regulatory Agency Links

US EPA Environmental Protection Agency  
 
Occupational Safety
And Health Administration
 
CT Department of Environmental Protection
 
Center for Disease Control
and Prevention
 
CT Department of Public Health
 
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Occupational Health & Safety Standards

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