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The UTIA Safety Office promotes a safe and healthful work and academic environment at the Institute of Agriculture. The program is developed in accordance with Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Act (TOSHA); The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC); and other standards and codes promoting occupational health, safety and environmental stewardship.

The services of the Safety Office include the following:

  • Evaluate workplace hazards related to chemical exposures, air quality, ergonomics, and accident investigations.
  • Support and promote laboratory safety initiatives, including lab inspections, chemical hazard evaluations, the UTIA chemical hygiene plan template, and helping labs implement best practices for using and storing hazardous chemicals.
  • Annual fume hood testing and chemical inventory updates.
  • Assistance in developing policies, procedures and written plans related to EHS in compliance with local, state and federal agencies.

 

  • Annual safety, occupational health and environmental protection inspections of all UTIA facilities.
  • Support emergency preparedness by facilitating Emergency Management programs implementation, monthly tests on AEDs, and annual updates to the Ag Campus Emergency Response Plan.
  • Hazardous waste disposal and waste management consultation.
  • Training
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​Other UT Safety Resources

  • Workers' Comp. Program
  • Biosafety Program
  • Radiation Safety Department
  • UT Knoxville Environmental Health and Safety
  • UT Police
  • Facilities Services
  • UT Knoxville Recycling Program
  • Risk Management Office
  • UT Policies on Safety and Health
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​UTIA Safety Office Staff

Steve Crouch, Safety Officer                      Jacob Payne, Safety Coordinator
 

Safety Officer:                         Safety Coordinator:

Steve Crouch                                          Jacob Payne
Phone: 865.974.4904                Phone: 865.974.7144
Email: scrouch4@utk.edu         Email: jpayne@utk.edu
 

 

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​Emergency Numbers:

UTIA Safety Office: 865.974.4904
Biological Safety Office: 865.974.5547
Radiation Safety: 865.974.5580
Knoxville Campus EHS: 865.974.5084

Knoxville Fire: 911
UT Police: 865.974.3111

 

Our Location:

UTIA Safety Office
B008 Plant Biotech Building
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
865.974.4904

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