Facilities and Shop Safety

There are a significant number of Occupational Safety and Health Agency regulations that apply to facilities maintenance operations, and any construction or remodeling activities. To assist ASU Facilities Development and Management staff with compliance with these regulations, and to ensure that best practices are followed, EHS has developed several general safety program guidance documents for use by ASU employees who work in facilities maintenance operations and similar positions. Examples are below and include a brief description and a link to the document. Employees working in laboratories or offices should review guidance available on those websites.

• Aerial lift operator safety program.
• ASU Chemical Hygiene plan.
• California injury illness prevention plan.
• Compressed gasses safety program.
• Confined space entry program.
• Construction, renovation and demolition guidelines program.
• Construction renovation project checklist.
• Control of hazardous energy program.
• Electrical safety program.
• Fall protection program.
• Fire prevention and safety plan.
• Hazard communication program.
• Hearing conservation program.
• Heat illness prevention program.
• Hot works permit: Welding, cutting and burning program.
• Powered industrial truck program.
• Respiratory protection program.
• Water damage and mold fact sheet.
• Water damage and mold response procedures.

We can assist with safety and health complaints, including lab and shop safety concerns, indoor air quality, workstation setup, and general safety concerns. Please email EHS or call 480-965-1823 for assistance.

Aerial lifts

• Aerial lift operators performance test.
• Aerial lift pre-use inspection checklist.

Crane lifts

• ASU crane rigging and lifting permit approval process.

Confined space entry

• ASU confined space evaluation form.
• Certificate of confined space hazard elimination.
• Confined space entry flow chart.
• Confined space entry permit.
• Confined space guidance reclassifying permit required.
• Confined space pre-entry checklist.

Facility use agreements

• ASU EHS addendum to space agreements.

Fall protection

• Annual inspection for a full-body harness.
• Annual inspection for rope grabs and lifelines.
• Annual inspection for lanyards and lifelines.
• Fall assessment evaluation.
• Fall protection work plan and checklist.
• Rescue plan.
• Visual inspection for guardrails.

Hotwork

• ASU building permit.
• ASU hotwork permit.

Lock Out Tag Out

• Abandoned lock removal form.
• Annual review information.
• Energy control procedure template.
• Energized electrical work permit form.

Powered industrial truck

• Forklift operator evaluation.
• Forklift pre-inspection checklist.

Respiratory protection

• Employee respiratory protection evaluation instructions and questionnaire.
• Voluntary use of respirators.

We are available to assist with health concerns related to shop and general safety. Please email EHS or call 480-965-1823 for assistance.

• Auto maintenance.
• Bench grinder.
• Chemical handling.
• Drain cleaning.
• Electrical.
• Energy information system.
• Gas-powered auger.
• Glass crusher.
• Grounds irrigation.
• Hand-powered tools.
• Mowing and trimming.
• Tree trimming.
• Pipe fitting.
• Power wash.
• PPE waste sorting.
• Sweeping and blowing.
• Welding and torch cutting.

Shops are required to be registered with EHS and registrations are updated on an annual basis via the CEMS system. The shop supervisor or their designee completes the registration process. 

Manage or update your registered shop information online in CEMS

1. Log in to CEMS with your ASURITE ID and password.
2. Select Registration Form, followed by clicking New Record.
3. Please fill out all applicable fields.
4. Adding an Emergency Contact is required.
5. Under "Describe other hazards or special concerns," please list all hazardous shop equipment located in the lab space.
6. Once all fields are completed, please click Submit.

After your registration has been submitted and approved, the EHS CEMS team will manually barcode and inventory all of the lab space's chemicals. Once this process is completed, your searchable chemical inventory can be accessed through the CEMS web page under the "Chemical Inventory" tab.

Note: Review the Register a Laboratory/Space tutorial for more information, such as adding personnel to PI profiles, checking your chemical inventory, submitting hazardous waste pick-up forms and more. 

Supervisors are responsible for implementing safety policies and procedures in the work areas they supervise. The sheets below provide information and references to specific requirements of existing ASU EHS programs, contain essential health and safety information and provide answers to general compliance questions. Supervisors are expected to familiarize themselves with the sheets below that are specific to the work areas they supervise. Each fact sheet summarizes specific policy requirements, outlines the required information for supervisor responsibilities and provides quick references to applicable federal, state and university policy.

• Aerial lift safety information sheet.
• Asbestos management program sheet.
• Confined space information sheet.
• Contractor safety project management information sheet.
• Cranes, hoist and slings information sheet.
• Electrical safety information sheet.
• Entry into a COVID-19 residence hall room.
• Fall protection information sheet.
• Fire safety prevention information sheet.
• Hazard communication at ASU sheet.
• Hazardous waste management sheet.
• Hearing conservation information sheet.
• Indoor air quality information sheet.
• Injury reporting and treatment information sheet.
• Lightning information sheet.
• Lockout Tagout information sheet.
• NFPA 70e arc flash information sheet.
• Plumbing decontamination guide.
• PPE for plumbing and HVAC.
• Powered industrial truck information sheet.
• Respiratory protection information sheet.
• Safe driver information sheet.
• Service provider acknowledgment.
• Supervisor's safety manual for general audiences.
• Universal waste management sheet.

All training courses are located on the EHS training page on the facilities-specific training tab. Facilities Management personnel must complete all online annual safety training requirements. Courses with multiple modules require completion of all parts of the training to receive credit.

A supervisor will notify you if your position requires additional classroom courses. 

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