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Health, Safety, and Environmental Quality K-State Research and Extension and the College of Agriculture	Mitch Ricketts, CSP Health, Safety, and Environmental Coordinator 105D Waters Hall Manhattan, KS 66506 mrickett@oznet.ksu.edu 785-532-7068


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Entomology Committee

Location:

Entomology
123 W. Waters Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-4008
785-532-6154

Chairperson:

Greg Zolnerowich, Assistant Professor

gregz@oznet.ksu.edu

Committee Members:

KunYan Zhu, Associate Professor

kzhu@oznet.ksu.edu

Sherry Figge, Office Assistant

sfigge@oznet.ksu.edu

Nandi Nagaraj, Graduate Research Assistant

nnagaraj@oznet.ksu.edu

Objectives:

Year	Classification	Item
2005	Objective	Continue to implement the faculty self-inspection procedure for periodically reviewing and improving hazardous waste handling, storage, and disposal practices.
2005	Objective	Provide safety training for employees and students using a variety of methods, including departmental orientation sessions, one-on-one orientation by supervisors, the departmental laboratory safety manual, the departmental orientation checklist, and a departmental safety seminar.
2005	Objective	Continue to solicit employee input during departmental meetings, by e-mail, and through printed materials.
2005	Objective	Provide a departmental safety seminar in Fall 2005
2005	Objective	Investigate feasibility of installing first aid kits in each state vehicle
2005	Objective	Send reminder memo at start of each semester regarding new employee checklist, MSDS sheets in lab and main office, Worker Protection Standard for pesticides/greenhouse/field, annual respirator fit test, etc.

Accomplishments:

Year	Classification	Item
2004	Accomplished	Installed new fire extinguishers in two laboratories.
2004	Accomplished	Eliminated hazards related to fire safety.
2004	Accomplished	Installed six new flammable storage safety cabinets in laboratories.
2004	Accomplished	Supervisors provided safety orientation and instruction to all new employees.
2004	Accomplished	All new and existing staff and students were instructed on the use of MSDS sheets, and filled out the New Employee Safety Orientation Checklist, which were filed with each person’s employment papers.
2004	Accomplished	Provided additional information to all faculty, staff, and students about computer ergonomics, Worker Protection Standard for pesticides, and annual respirator fit test.
2004	Accomplished	Evaluated Entomology Business Office workstations for ergonomics, and purchased new furniture as needed.
2004	Accomplished	Filed MSDS sheets by each faculty member’s name in the main office to allow for easier access.
2004	Accomplished	Conducted periodic inspections to address hazardous waste, pesticides, and other safety issues.
2004	Accomplished	Reduced targeted safety and compliance problems in laboratories by 69% during the year as documented by audits from the K-State Research & Extension safety office.
2004	Accomplished	Conducted department-wide solid waste review.
2004	Accomplished	Provided a departmental safety seminar for all employees and students
2003	Accomplished	Continue to solicit employee input during departmental meetings, by e-mail, and through printed materials.
2003	Accomplished	Implement KSU Laboratory Hazardous Waste Safety Policies and establish a periodic self-inspection program in laboratories.
2003	Accomplished	Provide safety training for employees and students using a variety of methods, including departmental orientation sessions, one-on-one orientation by supervisors, the departmental laboratory safety manual, departmental orientation checklist, and a departmental safety seminar.
2003	Accomplished	Put up hazardous waste safety posters in all labs where chemicals are used.
2002	Accomplished	Provided employee and student training on the following topics: hazardous waste disposal, laboratory safety, radiation safety, and fire safety.
2002	Accomplished	Established a self-inspection procedure for periodically reviewing and improving hazardous waste handling, storage, and disposal practices.
2002	Accomplished	Two laboratory fume hoods in Rooms 26 and 34 of Waters Hall were recently inspected and certified.
2002	Accomplished	Disposed of outdated/unwanted chemicals through the Public Safety Office.
2002	Accomplished	Established a container for collecting fluorescent bulbs for recycling.
2002	Accomplished	Provided periodic inspections of laboratory fume hoods.
2002	Accomplished	Improved pesticide safety in the Throckmorton greenhouses, and provided pesticide safety training to students and employees.
2002	Accomplished	The committee was trained on July 18, 2002.
2002	Accomplished	Developed an incident reporting system.
2002	Accomplished	Procedures for reporting job-related accidents were sent out to the Entomology personnel via e-mail.
2002	Accomplished	The entomology safety website was established in December 2000, which includes Good Laboratory Safety Practices and New Employee Safety Orientation Check List
2002	Accomplished	Some very old chemicals in the subbasement Room 13 and the basement Rooms 31, 32 and 33 of Waters Hall were discovered by the Entomology staff during the process of cleaning up the basement and picked by the staff from the KSU Public Safety Office.
2002	Accomplished	A container for depositing any fluorescent bulbs that need to be disposed was designated for the Department.
2002	Accomplished	The KSU new smoking policy was distributed to the Department via e-mail and was also posted for some hourly student-workers who had no departmental e-mail access.
2002	Accomplished	Information on radiation safety training for the fall semester was distributed in the Department via e-mail.
2002	Accomplished	Employees participated in the following safety training: hazardous waste disposal and fire safety.
2002	Accomplished	A departmental safety seminar was provided for employees and students on September 13.
2002	Accomplished	Information on fire safety while using gas stations was forwarded to the entomology personnel via e-mail.

Kansas State University
Mitch Ricketts