Hazards
Dry Ice Tip Sheet
Tip Sheet
Dry Ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide that is available in flakes, pellets, or blocks form and is non‐combustible. It is most often used for rapid cooling of materials or shipping biological samples. Dry Ice poses unique hazards to those who may work with or around it. Users should contact their Department Safety Representative or @askEHS if they plan on shipping materials on Dry Ice with questions before beginning work.
Confined Spaces in Agriculture Toolbox Talk
Confined Spaces in Agriculture
Many Cornell University farms and remote facilities contain confined spaces that have the potential for serious safety and health hazards for workers. Examples of confined spaces commonly found on farms include silos, grain storage bins, slury tanks, underground manure pits, water tanks and wells. Potential hazards in these spaces include oxygen deficient atmospheres, toxic gases, engulfment hazards and moving parts that can cause serious injury.
Confined Spaces Toolbox Talk
Many Cornell University facilities and utilities infrastructure contains confined spaces where entry may be necessary to perform repairs, inspection, or maintenance. Examples of confined spaces include manholes, storage tanks, boilers, vaults, and pipelines. Confined spaces can present a hazard to entrants and safe entry procedures and practices must be strictly followed to ensure safe entry. All entry into confined spaces must be in accordance with the University Confined Space Program.
Hazard Communications
Cornell University employees have a right to know about the health and physical hazards presented by chemicals they work with or could be exposed to in their work location, and what they can do to avoid injury or illness when working with these chemicals. Environment, Health and Safety provides information and training in order to reduce the possibility of accidental exposure and to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard.
Specific Chemical Hazards
Specific Chemical Hazards:
Chemicals and toxic substances pose a wide range of hazards to our health, environment, and the society in which you work and live. This page provides information about specific chemical hazards that may require additional training and EHS involvement in the process development. Please reach out to askEHS@cornell.edu for questions about specific chemical hazards or any other chemical safety questions.