Safety / Accident Prevention
Contact: Mark Linsenbigler, Linsenbigler@ehs.psu.edu814-865-6391

Safety/Accident Prevention includes a diverse set of programs designed to protect PSU employees, students, and visitors from injury. These programs place an emphasis on the proactive identification of potential workplace hazards. Hazards can then be safely managed through the effective application of engineering controls, administrative controls, and the use of personal protective equipment.

Services Offered

• Training
• Workplace Safety Inspections
• Work Task Evaluations (Job Safety Analysis)
• Accident Investigations
• Trend Analysis of Accidents
• Risk Assessment of Potentially Hazardous Activities
• Safety for Special Events

Program Support Information

• Policies
• Employee Accidents - Reporting and Investigation (SY04)
• Create An Electronic First Report of Injury
• Instructions for Completing Electronic First Report of Injury (Initiator) (Effective January 3, 2006) (PowerPoint Presentation)
• Instructions for Approving Electronic First Report of Injury (Safety Officers & Campus Administrators) (Effective January 3, 2006) (PowerPoint Presentation)
• Supervisor's Accident Investigation Report  
• Summary of First Report of Injury Enchancements
  (Effective January 3, 2006)  
• Revised List of First Report of Injury Fields (Effective January 3, 2006)  
• Automated External Defibrillators (SY22)
• Sample AED Plan  
• Sample AED Usage Report  
• AED Locations at University Park
• Monthly AED Inspection Form


• Requirements/Guidelines
• Chemical and Oil Spill/Release Clean-Up and Reporting Requirements  
• Compact Fluorescent Bulb Use and Disposal
• EHS General Safety Manual  
• General Safety Inspection Checklist  
• Lockout/Tagout Program  
• Appendix A: Lockout/Tagout Training for Authorized Employees (PowerPoint Presentation)
• Appendix B: Equipment-Specific LOTO Procedure Development Form (Excel Spreadsheet)
• Appendix C: Lock Removal Form (Word Document)
• Appendix D: Contractor Notification Form (Word Document)
• Appendix E: Lockout/Tagout Evaluation Checklist (Word Document)
• Night Time Walking Safety Tips  
• OSHA Information
• EHS OSHA posting  
• Posting of OSHA Forms  
• Pest Control - Procedures to follow if pests are found in University facilities
• Power Outage Preparation/Response (Word Document)
• Shop/Tool Safety (PowerPoint Presentation)
• Winter Weather Safety (PowerPoint Presentation)

More Information

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• National Safety Council
• National Safety Council - Agricultural Safety Resources
• Home Safety Council