Please note these safety pages were created for use by the USDA-ARS St. Paul Location staff and were not developed as an exhaustive guide to safety for the general public.  We make no warranty about information shared on these pages or its utility or applicability.

St. Paul Location EMS Table

• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005

EMS training

• ARS EMS Policy
• ARS-MWA Policy
• St. Paul Location EMS Policy
• ARS EMS Implementation Guide
• EMS Requirements of ISO 14001
• ARS Manual 160.0, Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Program
• ARS P&P 600.12 Guidelines and Precautions to be Taken by Personnel in
  Storing, Using, Handling, and Disposing of Agricultural
  Chemical Pesticides
• ARS P&P 134.2-ARS Energy, Water and Sustainability Policy
• 2010 - USDA Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP)E-Green File Implementation in ARIS/AIMSUSDA Telework initiative
• USDA ARS Bulletin on Energy Efficient LightsAPD ALERT 2011-02 Electronics Procurement

• Green Purchasing Pilot Program
• Presidential Memorandum -- Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement
• GSA BioBased and BioPreferred Products
• USDA Biopreferred Procurement tools
• USDA/ GSAAdvantage
• ENERGY STAR Qualified Products

• State of Minnesota Environmental Rules and Regulations*
• Clean Air Act
• The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
• Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• Freedom of Information Act Text
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
• EPA Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
• EPA Pollution Prevention Act Website
• Pollution Prevention Act
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Text
• Endangered Species Act (ESA)
• Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
• Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
• Minnesota Hazardous Waste and Tanks Rules*
• Minnesota State Air Rules*
• Minnesota State Solid Waste Rules*
• Minnesota State Water Rules*
• Ramsey County Health and Environment Policies and Ordinances*
• Ramsey County Hazardous Waste Management Ordinance*
• Ramsey County Solid Waste Management Ordinance*
• Ramsey County Environmental Contacts *
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
• Energy Policy Act of 2005
• FedCenter EMS website

• Executive Order 13150
• Executive Order 13423
• Executive Order 13514

• United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• United States Code
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)*
• Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)*
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources*
• Minnesota OSHA Compliance*
• Ramsey County Environmental Health*
• Office of the Federal Environmental Executive 

• Beautiful U Day *
• U.S. Government Earth Day Website
• Earth Day Network 
• Paper Recycles*
• Paper Recycling Information 
• Guide to Planning Environmentally Aware Events (from EPA)
• FedCenter
• USDA Sustainable Operations
• USDA Headquarters Sustainable Operations
• Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network
• Wikipedia Energy Policy Act of 2005 *
• U. S. Green Building Council
• Green Electronics Council
• Energy Star Information
• EPA Wastes website
• USDA Bioprefered resources website
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program
• National Ag Library - Sustainability in Agriculture
• United Nations World Environment Day
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001
• Global Environmental Management Initiative
• EPA asbestos information page
• EPA PCB information page
• EPA ozone depletion information page
• National Pesticide Information Center
• NCAUR - Green cleaning products Success Story
• University of Minnesota Integrated Pest Management
• University of Minnesota Recycling Guide