1. My EHS Internship
By: Shannon Kane

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• About Me
• What I’ve Leaned
– About Myself
– About the EHS Field
• Project Involvement
– Lockout/Tagout
– Incident Reporting
– Ergonomic Assessments
Overview

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About
Me
• Incoming Senior at Keene State
College, Keene, NH
• Major: Occupational Safety and
Health Applied Sciences
– Minor: Communications
• From Westfield, MA
• First internship experience

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• My strengths/weaknesses
– Organized, detail-oriented
– People pleaser
• My interests
– Working with others
– Hands-on tasks
• This internship
has provided me
with the
confidence to
believe in myself
and my
professional
abilities.
What I’ve Learned…
About Myself.

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• Communication is key
– Interact at various
organization levels
• Great responsibility
– Employee’s safety
– Company’s regulatory
compliance
• Widespread
involvement
– Answer an assortment
of questions
• Stay organized
– Lots of paperwork
– Know where to find
what you’re looking for
What I’ve Learned…
About the
EHS field.

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• HazWaste*
• Lockout/tagout
• Powered industrial
trucks*
• REACH/RoHS
• iStop
• PPE assessments*
• HazCom
• Ergonomic
assessments
• Incident reporting
• Safety committee
• CONN OSHA
• Audits
– Ladder
– Chemical container
labeling
Project Involvement

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Lockout/Tagout
A procedure used to safeguard employee’s from the
unexpected startup of machinery and equipment, or the
release of hazardous energy during service activities.

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Incident Reporting
OSHA’s Form 300
An injury or illness is recordable if it results in
any of the following:
• Death
• Days away from work
• Restricted work or transfer to another
job
• Medical treatment beyond first aid
• Loss of consciousness
• A significant injury or illness diagnosed
by a physician or other licensed health
care professional
OSHA’s Form 301
This form provides additional details about
each injury or illness listed on OSHA Form
300, such as:
• Employee’s name, address, age,
gender, occupation, and department
• Place of accident and how it occurred
• Description of the injury or illness and
the parts of the body affected

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Tugger
• Average back injury costs
$100,000+
• Moves up to 10,000 pounds
Scissor Lift
Ergonomic Assessments

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