Environmental Health and Safety Office News Archive
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Environmental Health and Safety Office News
Meet your Safety Superheroes: Steven Cole, Animal Care Occupational Health Specialist & Biosafety Officer
June 28, 2019 —
Meet Steven Cole, the Animal Care Occupational Health Specialist & Institutional Biosafety Officer in Environmental Health and Safety.
June 28, 2019 —
Meet Steven Cole, the Animal Care Occupational Health Specialist & Institutional Biosafety Officer in Environmental Health and Safety.
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Meet your Safety Superheroes: Judy Shields, Occupational Health Coordinator
June 21, 2019 —
Meet Judy Shields, Occupational Health Coordinator at the University of Manitoba
June 21, 2019 —
Meet Judy Shields, Occupational Health Coordinator at the University of Manitoba
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Chemical Safety Program : From WHIPs to Waste
December 11, 2018 —
The Chemical Safety Program is implementing new procedures for chemical safety permits and Lab Signage and new Hazardous Waste calendar!
December 11, 2018 —
The Chemical Safety Program is implementing new procedures for chemical safety permits and Lab Signage and new Hazardous Waste calendar!
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Changes to the Biosafety Program
November 20, 2018 —
To reduce the administrative work for the release of grant and contract funds, the old Biosafety Project Approval Certificates (BPAC) will now be combined with Biosafety Permits in a simplified system.
November 20, 2018 —
To reduce the administrative work for the release of grant and contract funds, the old Biosafety Project Approval Certificates (BPAC) will now be combined with Biosafety Permits in a simplified system.
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Student summer work terms means safety training
April 30, 2018 —
Safety first: Complete required courses and forms for new employees
April 30, 2018 —
Safety first: Complete required courses and forms for new employees
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Safety incident reporting at the University of Manitoba
April 2, 2018 —
All accidents, incidents and near misses need to be reported
April 2, 2018 —
All accidents, incidents and near misses need to be reported
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Campus Power Outage – Power restored
February 21, 2018 —
Power has been restored to all buildings at Fort Garry campus after a large scale power outage
February 21, 2018 —
Power has been restored to all buildings at Fort Garry campus after a large scale power outage
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Decommissioning Lab Spaces and Equipment
January 22, 2018 —
Decommisioning Lab Spaces
January 22, 2018 —
Decommisioning Lab Spaces