EHS Safety Management System(Holding PI’s and Supervisors Accountable for Training)EHS Safety Management System(Holding PI’s and Supervisors Accountable for Training)

Zack Adams, Assistant DirectorEnvironmental Health and Safety

AgendaAgenda• Establish an expectation• Make compliance as easy as possible• Hold them accountable

Establish an Expectation

• Provost/Deans/VPs – implement and enforce• Directors/department heads – implement and

enforce; direct individuals• Faculty/supervisors/PIs – implement; determine

and require training• Employees/students – comply; attend required

training

Establish an Expectation

Staff• Annual performance plan• Staff handbook• Group offenses

Faculty• Faculty handbook• Standards of conduct• Protocol approvals

Establish an Expectation

All New Hires

Make Compliance EasierEHS Safety Management System• Create a lab or workgroup

Make Compliance EasierEHS Safety Management System• Create a lab or workgroup• Add personnel• Create subgroups• Assign roles

• PI/Supervisor• Manager• Departmental • College/Global

Make Compliance Easier• Assign training• Whole lab, subgroups or

individuals• Automatic training

assignments• EHS assigns

• Online registrations • Automatic and manual

emails

Make Compliance Easier• Automatic training assignments• Group or lab• Equipment (e.g. lasers) • PPE use and protocol (e.g.,

respirators/hearing)• Medical services• Based on hazard assessment and/or

chemicals used (in development)

Holding People AccountableReports by:• Lab/workgroup• Person• Department• College

Holding People Accountable

EHSSMS

IBCIACUCIRB

Training and medical services status

Protocol Requirements and Exposure Risks

Holding People Accountable

• Protocols• Medical Services – training status• Internal Audit• EHS Audit

Next Steps for Development

• Hazard Identification Tool• Hazard assessment for highly dangerous

activities• Provide templates, SOPs, SDS based on

responses and known information

• Create and record lab/group-specific training

• Automate providing SOPs and SDS based on known information

Questions?Questions?