University Case Study
Congratulations! You have just become the safety manager for Podunk University. Your position is at the
campus in Podunk, Colorado, and your predecessor left the job a year and a half ago. There has been
nobody in the position during that interval. The commitment of the institution to safety is dubious at
best, but you are looking forward to starting your new position and making a positive change.
After introducing yourself to the secretary you share with a half dozen other, more senior, people, you
decide to focus on hazardous material and hazardous waste issues since you just completed a great
college course on those topics. You tour the campus and discover that the following departments and
programs are yours to deal with: The biology department has animal dissection, human dissection, a microbiology lab, and a medical
laboratory education program that uses small quantities of a lot of chemicals. The chemistry department has chemicals that have never been inventoried and a new forensics
program (as in CSI, not in college debate). The physics department has high-voltage equipment, lasers, and LEDs. The English department has lots and lots of books and papers, as well as photocopiers. The math department has lots of computers and whiteboards.
BOS 3125, Hazardous Materials Management 4 The automotive technology department has everything pertaining to auto repair, including solvents,
asbestos brake linings, pneumatic tools, waste oil, and cutting and grinding tools. The Massive Arena is one of the original buildings on campus and has a variety of interesting problems,
including asbestos insulation, and the building is undergoing a massive renovation.
Respond to each of the following questions:
1. Where do you start?
2. Where should you focus your initial HazCom efforts? In what order do you tackle the rest of the
departments?
3. What are the HazCom issues in the automotive technology department?
4. What are the hazardous waste issues in the automotive technology department?
5. What are the HazCom issues in the chemistry department?
6. What are the hazardous waste issues in the chemistry department?
7. With the Massive Arena renovation, who are the people to whom you need to communicate hazards?
8. What are your main concerns with the physics department?
9. What are the hazardous material/waste spill response issues for the university, and how should you
prepare for them? 10. Is any HazCom training needed for the English and math departments?
11. What are some resources for finding out how to solve the HazCom issues?
12. You must choose technology or trainers to do the needed training. What are some issues to consider
when selecting these?
13. Due to budget cuts, you have to do the training yourself, and you will use PowerPoint. What are
some considerations when developing your PowerPoint Presentation?
14. How can you evaluate your training to ensure that it is accomplishing your goals?
15. One of the chemistry professors working with some of the automotive technology faculty members,
invents a new nonflammable compound that will render obsolete the need for solvents to degrease auto
parts. She wants to market the stuff. What needs to be done before it can be marketed, and who should
do it?
16. The University decides to partner with the chemistry professor and market this new compound. Due
to the lack of flammability, it is a great hit nationwide. They then decide to market it worldwide. What
concerns need to be addressed?
17. It turns out that this wonderful new compound makes a really great explosion when used in
conjunction with another chemical. As the University is manufacturing the compound in large quantities
and storing it on the grounds, what concerns do you now have? What experts should you consult?
18. The biology department has been busy as well. The little microbiology lab is large now, and they are
working with stronger pathogens. How would you determine the new hazard communication
requirements and things that you should do beyond that minimum?
After a tough five years, you have the Podunk University campus running smoothly. Everybody is trained,
and your successor will not have nearly as much of a challenge as you did. Congratulations, and best
wishes on your next challenge!
Your submission must be a minimum of four pages double-spaced, not including the title and reference
pages, and in APA format. Support your answers to the questions with appropriate references and in-text
citations.

 

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