Construction.doc

I. INTRODUCTION I - 1 A. Preface I - 1 B. Reserved I - 2 II. GENERAL POLICIES AND STANDARDS II - 1 A. Emergency Procedures II - 1 1. Injuries II - 1 2. Emergency Plan for Gas Leaks II - 1 3. Fire Protection/evacuation Plan II - 2 4. Chemical/biological Emergency Response II - 2 5. Security Threats II - 2 6. Storms II - 3 7. Radiation Emergency II - 3 B. Operational Safety & Loss Prevention Plan II - 4 C. Safety and Environmental Responsibilities II - 4 1. Chancellor and Chancellor’s Staff II - 4 2. Deans, Directors, and Department Heads II - 4 3. Professors and Other Supervisors II - 5 4. Employees, Students and Visitors II - 5 D. Office of Occupational and Environmental Safety II - 5 1. Scope II - 5 2. Duties: II - 6 3. Services Available Through Office of Occupational and Environmental Safety: II - 7 E. University Safety Committee II - 8 1. Responsibilities II - 8 2. Duties of the University Safety Committee II - 8 F. Standards II - 9 G. Louisiana Building Code for State Owned Buildings II - 9 1. Exit and Means of Egress II - 10 2. Panic Hardware for Required Exits II - 10 3. Locking or Obstructing Exits and Passageways II - 10 4. Exit Signs II - 10 5. Emergency Lighting II - 11 6. Fire Alarms II - 11 7. Portable Fire Extinguishers II - 11 8. Storage of Flammables in State Buildings II - 12 9. Evacuation Diagrams II - 12 H. Emergency Showers and Eyewash Stations II - 12 1. Procedures and Operation II - 12 2. Portable Eye Wash Stations II - 13 III. ADMINISTRATIVE ELEMENTS III - 1 A. Hazard Control III - 1 B. Safety Meetings III - 1 C. Pre-fire Plan III - 2 D. Accident Reports III - 2 1. Occupational Accident or Illness Report III - 2 2. Automobile Accident or Loss Notice III - 2 3. Liability Accident Notice III - 2 4. LSU Police Reports III - 2 5. Verbal Reports III - 2 E. Accident Investigations III - 2 1. Formal Investigations III - 3 2. Informal Inve