Southern Maine Community College strives to provide a safe work place. The plan works in conjunction with the Employee Injury/Illness Management Policy Procedure and the Student & Visitor Accident Reporting Procedure to identify, report, and mitigate unsafe conditions on campus. 

OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) is designed to protect workers from the hazards associated with bloodborne pathogens. Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) and Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIM) are a set of defined  pathogenic microorganisms present in human blood, bodily fluids and unfixed tissue or organs that can cause disease in humans.

The Chemical Hygiene Plan applies to faculty, staff and work-study students who may come into contact with chemicals during laboratory activities. SMCC has established general safe operating procedures for Science Labs.

This policy explains confined spaces vs. permit-required confined spaces and details staff responsibilities.  SMCC employees will not enter permit required confined spaces.

This procedure outlines how to manage first aid kits located on campus.

OSHA requires that employers afford their employees a safe work environment and provide a Hazard Communication Program.  This program addresses potential risks that are associated with chemicals in the work place.

Job Hazard Assessments (JHAs) identify the potential hazards within a workspace and assign required personal protective equipment (PPE), engineering controls (i.e. machine guarding) and/or work practice controls (i.e. written procedures) to mitigate employee injuries.

Any SMCC Department, which possesses one or more ladders, will perform an annual, documented inspection on a designated form. Inspection forms will be retained within the Department and a completed “Ladder Inspected” sticker placed on each ladder for quick confirmation. Form and stickers available from EH&S Coordinator at 207.741.5932.

Southern Maine Community College developed this Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Program to protect employees from injuries while servicing and maintaining equipment. The program establishes requirements for hazardous energy control to ensure that machines and equipment are isolated from all potentially hazardous energy sources whenever servicing or maintaining activities are in progress. This program follows OSHA’s Hazard requirements outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations at 29 CFR 1910.147.

A Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) is a device designed to lift the user off the ground to perform work tasks (e.g. replace light fixtures or paint a ceiling).  

This procedure covers Type 1, Group A (1A) equipment such as SMCC’s Genie AWP-30S or Type 3, Group A (3A) equipment such as a scissor lift. 

SMCC Employees are not trained to operate Group B units such as extendable boom platforms and articulating boom platforms.

The purpose of this program is to ensure that employees of Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) required to wear respiratory protection as a condition of their employment are protected from respiratory hazards through the proper use of respirators. The provisions of the OSHA Respiratory Protection Program, 29 CFR 1910.134 apply and includes guidance on the Volunteer Use of Filtering Facepiece Respirators and EHMRs.  

SMCC implemented this procedure as a way to protect life and property from the risk of fire associated with Micromobility devices including, but not limited to ebikes, escooters, and hoverboards. 

Please do not use or bring air freshening products in shared spaces such as open offices, classrooms, restrooms, or common areas. 

SMCC is a member of the Interlocal Stormwater Working Group (ISWG, pronounced izzy-wig) consisting of 14 municipalities and two nested communities, in the Greater Portland, ME area, working collaboratively to reduce the impact of stormwater pollution on local waterways.

The Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District coordinates ISGW and provides regional support and implementation of many of the permit's six required minimum control measures.

ISWG meets on the third Thursday of every other month to discuss stormwater issues. If you are interested in attending an online ISWG meeting, please contact the EH&S Coordinator at environmentalsafety@smccme.edu for details.