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An International Impact
Biosafety staff provided Institutional Biosafety
Committee and U.S. Department of Agriculture
training to Ghana scientists.
Across the State
EH&S staff created 61 company and 295
individual Iowa Underground Storage Tank
Operator Class C training accounts through the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).
EH&S also provided incinerator training to
IDNR clients.
Close to Home
Fire Safety staff facilitated fire extinguisher
training for 180 Story County employees.
EH&S by the Numbers
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– Percent decrease in the collective deep
dose equivalent radiation dose to ISU radiation
workers relative to 2013
134
– Radioactive leak tests completed in 2014,
a 25% increase from 2013
145
– IBC applications reviewed
237
– Asbestos bulk samples
237
– Biosafety cabinets supported by EH&S in
2014, a 21% increase over 2013
419
– Radioactive materials laboratory
contamination surveys completed by EH&S staff
in 2014
457
– Stormwater inspections completed
509
– Pieces of laboratory equipment inspected
before disposal and asset recovery
549
– Asbestos air samples
578
– Laboratory safety audits completed
606
– IACUC applications reviewed
1,464
– Hazardous materials packages shipped
1,472
– Chemical fumehood evaluations
2,640
– Individuals that completed classroom
courses through EH&S in 2014
20,995
– Containers of hazardous waste
removed
22,844
– Online courses completed through
the EH&S Learning Center in 2014
68,458
– Fire extinguisher inspections
257,565
– Pounds of pathological waste
incinerated
How Low Can You Go?
Radiation workers practice ALARA – As Low
As Reasonably Achievable – techniques and it
shows.
Environmental Health and Safety
2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Just the Facts