Sign-up for CPR and First Aid classes by filling out the online registration form.

The Hands-On Fire Extinguisher Training Schedule: July 2012 (PDF – 1.6 MB), sponsored by Facilities Management, is readily available for download/print.

UMaine employees are required to receive this training once every three years if the following criteria apply:

• They are the designated safety or evacuation coordinator for your unit/department;
• They are a designated emergency first responder;
• They use open flames and flammable materials or flammable chemicals in their jobs;
• They work at remote sites without ready access to a fire department; and or
• They are a welder.

Additionally, all employees that meet the above criteria are also required to take the online Fire Extinguisher Annual Refresher Training.

To register for the hands-on training, please follow the instructions included in Hands-On Fire Extinguisher Training Schedule: July 2012 (PDF – 1.6 MB).

If you would like more information or you have any questions, please call Scott at Facilities Management Safety Office at 581-3049.

The June 2012 newsletter is now available for download.

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The April 2012 newsletter is now available for download.

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Volume 11, issue 4 of OSHA QuickTakes was published on February 15th, 2012. Take a look at this issue's articles.

OSHA QuickTakes is a twice monthly newsletter published by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration.

The February 2012 newsletter is now available for download.

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The January 2012 newsletter is now available for download.

Get access to current and previous newsletters under the new Newsletter section.

January 1st, 2012 marks the first day of the full implementation of the Tobacco-Free Campus Policy.

To assist UMaine supervisors/managers with this next step, an online Tobacco-Free Campus Supervisor's Training was created. To view the training and take the online test visit Safety and Environmental Management's Online Training page and click on Tobacco-Free Campus Supervisor's Training.

The Higher Education Opportunity Act requires that each campus report on fires at student housing facilities as well as publish a fire safety report which is to be available to the public by October 1 of every year. The report is available on the SEM Policy, Guides, and Reports web page.

View the report

We're excited to see Chris Rigaud, Safety and Environmental Management's Diving Operations Manager, interviewed in UMaine Today (Fall 2011 edition). Read more.

Do you use hazardous chemicals? How have you been able to reduce the amount of hazardous chemicals you use?

We are looking for success stories and new ideas you may have for reducing the use of toxic substances and hazardous waste. Share your stories or ideas with us.

There is a new on-line form to report employee injuries and illnesses for supervisors that do not have a Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc (CCMSI) login/ID and password.

Supervisors that do not enter their employee's injuries and illnesses directly on the CCMSI web page will now report the injury/illness by filling out the Workers' Compensation Employee Injury/Illness on-line Incident Report form.

After the supervisor completes the on-line form, it is submitted to UMaine Benefits department for processing.

Free Posters for UMaine Departments to use for your safety program efforts.

Posters are an easy and convenient way to promote safety and can be posted on your bulletin boards, in your break room, etc. They are all developed in PDF format, and are made so that you can print them off on a standard color printer on 8.5" x 11" paper. Topics include; work safely; eye protection; machine guarding; Personal Protective Equipment; winter driving; and much more. Click here to view and request your free posters.