Safety Manual Chapter 1
General Information - Issue Date
4/75
1-01 - The Eastern Illinois University Safety Program is established
to provide a comprehensive and continuing accident prevention
effort compatible with the function for the administration of
the university. The program is designed to create a safer atmosphere
for study, research, service, and employment, and to promote safe
practices by the student body, faculty, and staff.
1-02 - Safety is not the exclusive responsibility of the Safety
Officer. The Safety Section exists to assist the Safety Committees,
faculty, staff, and student body in meeting their safety responsibilities.
Everyone is responsible for their own safety and the safety of
those persons with whom they come in contact or for whom they
have operational responsibility. The safety responsibility of
members of the faculty and staff is a direct relationship to their
operational responsibility.
1-03 - This program is intended as a guide in planning, organizing,
and controlling related programs in college and administrative
divisions. This includes all facilities owned and/ or used by
Eastern Illinois University. The objective of this program is
the protection of life ad property by prevention of all types
of accidents including fire, occupational disease and hazards,
explosions, harmful chemicals, radiological exposure, and other
accidents resulting from equipment of personnel failure.
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