EH&S UPDATE

To request fire extinguisher training in

your work area, contact Tara Grove at

614-823-1990, or watch for announce-

ments on the EH&S webpage .

Chemistry Facutly and Student Participants on Sept. 4, 2013: Dean Johnston, Joan Esson, Jerry Jenkins, John Tansey, Wendy Johnston, Madeline Rohl, Nichole Enochs, Michelle Axe, Abbey Karns and Katie Childers

The Chemical Hygiene Office makes some changes: The Chemical Hygiene Office recently had a name change. The

office is now referred to as the Environmental Health and Safety

Office. The name change was made to better reflect all of the ser-

vices currently being provided. The EH&S office hopes to post

quarterly updates of things happening in the office and around

campus. Be sure to check out the updates by visiting the EH&S

webpage, found on the Otterbein Ozone under the Environmental

Health and Safety Index.

Otterbein’s Environmental Health and Safety Office Recent News September 2013

Fire Extinguisher Awareness The Environmental Health and Safety

Office in conjunction with the Wester-

ville Fire Department is proud to offer

fire extinguisher training whenever

possible on Otterbein’s Campus. Uni-

versity policy does not require em-

ployees to use fire extinguishers; how-

ever, this training is beneficial for all

employees who conduct specific haz-

ardous operations, such as working in

Equine facilities or laboratories. In

August the EH&S Office was able to

coordinate training for both the Otter-

bein Austin E. Knowlton Equine Cen-

ter employees as well as for the Chem-

istry Faculty and Student Laboratory

Teaching Assistants. The training was

led by Brian Miller, the Chief Fire

Marshal in Westerville. This training

is recommended for all employees or

students that work in high risk areas or

who would just simply like to enhance

their emergency preparedness skills.

Anyone can benefit from this type of

training and The Westerville Fire De-

partment enjoys reaching out to the

community through Fire Education.

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Equine Center Participants on Aug. 21, 2013: Emma Heald, Evan McCul-len, Phillip McCullen, Savannah Bryne, Molly O’Halloran, Kris Adams, Kari Briggs and Paul King.

Brian Miller leads Otterbein Faculty, Staff and Students in Fire Extinguisher Training at both the Austin E. Knowlton Equine Center on Spring Road as well as the Science Center on Main Street. The training covers the basics of fire safety, the different types of extinguishers and the concepts of RACE and PASS. All participants get to actually handle an extinguisher, pull the pin and put out a live fire.

This EH&S Update was written by: Tara Grove, MS, CSMM, CHMT, CCHO

Here’s an interesting Extinguisher Fact: Otterbein currently has

the only “D Fire Extinguisher” in the Westerville Response Area.

Class D extinguishers are designed for fires involving metals

such as magnesium, sodium, and potassium.