After careful review, Facilities Management determined the following policies should be removed from the university’s policy library. Most are tied to outside regulating bodies (e.g., OSHA, AR Dept. of Labor, ANSI, etc.), and restated continuously updated regulations and guidelines. So, information from many of these highlighted policies below will be rolled into one of two manuals tied to two new policies (i.e., Workplace Safety, Laboratory Safety). This will allow us to avoid restating information found in State and Federal agencies, nor require the need to constantly update the policies when regulations change. Those not located in a Safety Manual have been fully decommissioned, as noted below:
| Policy # | Policy Name | Update |
|---|---|---|
| LR 701.1 | Aerial Lifts and Work Platforms | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.2 | Basic Animal Services Disaster Plan | Decommission per IACUC 6/1/23. IACUC will implement their own. |
| LR 701.6 | Compressed Gas Cylinders | Lab Safety Manual |
| LR 701.9 | Electrical Safety Program | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.11 | Emergency Evacuation/Refuge for Persons with Disabilities | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.12 | Excavation and Trenching | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.13 | Eye Protection Requirements | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.14 | Facility Safety Plan | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.16 | Fall Prevention Program | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.17 | Fire Prevention and Protection Plan | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.18 | Forklift Safety Program | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.21 | HazMat Response Team | Decommission |
| LR 701.22 | Laboratory Fume Hood Performance Criteria and Certification Protocol | Lab Safety Manual |
| LR 701.23 | Ladder Safety Program | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.24 | Lockout and Tagout | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.25 | Machine Guarding | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.26 | Minors in UALR Laboratories | Lab Safety Manual |
| LR 701.27 | Power Tool Safety | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.29 | Respiratory Protection | Lab Safety Manual |
| LR 701.31 | Scaffold Safety | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.33 | Tornado Safety | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.34 | Welding Safety and Hot Work | Workplace Safety Manual |
| LR 701.36 | Administrative Closure and Securing of Laboratories and Studios | Lab Safety Manual |
| LR 702.3 | Mercury Containing Fluorescent Lamp and Light Bulb Management | Decommission |
The UA Little Rock Policy Management Board voted to follow Facilities Management’s recommendations and the changes took effect on November 3rd, 2023.
Please contact the Policy Management Board with any related questions or to request more information.