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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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Southeast Agricultural Research Center Committee
 
Location:

Southeast Agricultural Research Center
North 32nd and Pefley -- Box 316
Parsons, KS  67357-0316
620-421-4826

Chairperson:

Terry Green, Animal Science Technician t.green@earthlink.net

Committee Members:

Mike Cramer, Plant Science Technician mcramer@ksu.edu
Mike Dean, Plant Science Technician  
Talana Erikson, Animal Science Technician terikson@ksu.edu
Ken Kelley, Associate Professor, Crops and Soils Agronomist kkelley@ksu.edu
Kelly Kusel, Research Technologist kkusel@ksu.edu
Lyle Lomas, Head and Professor, Animal Scientist llomas@ksu.edu
Jim Long, Assistant Professor, Crop Variety Dev. jlong@oznet.ksu.edu
Joe Moyer, Professor, Forage Agronomist jmoyer@oznet.ksu.edu
Bobby Myers, Agricultural Technician bmyers@ksu.edu
Dan Sweeney, Soil and Water Management Agronomist dsweeney@ksu.edu

Objectives:

Year Classification Item
No records returned.

Accomplishments:

Year Classification Item
2003 Accomplished Provided fit tests for employees who wear respirators.
2003 Accomplished Fixed PTO shields and performed repairs as needed throughout the year.
2003 Accomplished Removed an underground fuel storage tank.
2003 Accomplished Obtained a pole saw for trimming hazardous branches from trees.
2003 Accomplished Conducted chemical safety and hazardous waste inspections in laboratory and farm operations.
2003 Accomplished Conducted a thorough review and update of pesticide safety practices in compliance with EPA’s Worker Protection Standard.
2003 Accomplished Provided pesticide worker protection training to student workers.
2003 Accomplished Incorporated employee safety considerations into the design of a cattle-handling facility at Mound Valley.
2003 Accomplished Provided employee medical surveillance including hearing tests, pulmonary function tests, cholinesterase blood tests, and tetanus vaccines.
2002 Accomplished The department is also midway through a cattle handling facility replacement project in Mound Valley that will improve the safety of employees who work cattle.
2002 Accomplished Provided employee medical surveillance related to hearing conservation, respiratory protection, and pesticides.
2002 Accomplished Obtained employee input regarding safety issues.
2002 Accomplished Developed an incident reporting system.
2002 Accomplished The committee was trained on August 12, 2002.
2002 Accomplished Training in the following topics has been provided to affected employees: office ergonomics, farm & field ergonomics, and fire extinguisher operation.
2002 Accomplished Medical surveillance related to hearing conservation, respiratory protection, and pesticides has been provided to affected employees.
2002 Accomplished The committee is planning to undertake a PTO shield assessment and repair project.
2002 Accomplished Provided employee training on the following topics: office ergonomics, farm and field ergonomics, and fire extinguisher operation.

 

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