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St. Paul Location Health and Safety*
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.
Have safety comments, concerns or suggestions? Please send your comments to ARS-MWA-STPAUL-Safety@usda.gov.
If an emergency, please dial 911 and then your unit's safety representative.
Safety Committee
Training Resources
- UMN Environmental Health and Safety Training Resources (in person, online, videos)
- Minnesota Safety Council Videos
Forms
Location Plans and Programs
- OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1450:Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories
- OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Laboratories
- Location Environmental Management System
- Office of Inspector General Investigation Information
- Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides
- US EPA Pesticide website
- US EPA Agriculture website
- Occupational Medical Surveillance Program- contact the Location Administrative Office for details
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Outdoor Worker Safety
- Thunderstorms, tornadoes and lightning: A preparedness guide
- Working outdoors in the summer
- Heat exhaustion, heat stroke
- Thirsty no more
- Quenching the summer heat
- Protecting yourself in the sun
- Severe weather awareness
- Cold stress
Helpful University of Minnesota Health and Safety Resource Links
- Department of Environmental Health and Safety
- Emergency Preparedness at the University of Minnesota
- TXT-U Emergency Notification System
- UMN Workers' Compensation Forms and Information
- UMN Workers' Compensation Information
Other Health and Safety Information
- National Ag Safety Database
- OSHA
- Minnesota OSHA
- Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry- OSHA
- Minnesota Safety Council
- NIOSH pocket guide to chemical hazards
- National Pesticide Information Center
- Agricultural Safety and Health
- National Farm Bureau Federation Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP)
* Please be aware some links take you to the location intranet and will require authentication. To request authentication information, please contact Pamela Groth.
