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Responsibilities of Department/Unit
POLICY:
Per University of Tennessee System-Wide Policies on Safety & Health, it is the responsibility of each department or unit to
support or enforce the policies and procedures contained in the UTC Health and Safety Policies, the Personnel Policies and
Procedures Manual and any other applicable safety and health rules and regulations.
PROCEDURE:
UTC Deans, Directors, and Department Heads are responsible for:
- Ensure employee awareness of all applicable safety and health rules and regulations.
- Training of their employees and documentation of training in the following areas (if applicable):
- For departments using hazardous materials, the maintenance of a hazardous materials inventory, which is to be updated
annually and forwarded to the Department of Safety and Risk Management.
- For departments using hazardous materials, the maintenance of Material Safety Data Sheet for each hazardous material
used. These MSDSs will be maintained in a central location, accessible to all employees.
- Establishing and implementing operational procedures for safety and health on a departmental level as needed or
required.
