The Institute uses the following federal requirements in establishing its Institute procedures for administering all awards for research and other sponsored agreements: 1  OMB Uniform Guidance, Subpart E (Cost Principles) 2  Office of Management & Budget (OMB) A-21: Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.
Safety engineers develop policies to ensure safety of an environment, its customers and employees. They inspect equipment, environments and buildings to indentify areas that can potentially cause health and safety hazards.
The safety officer looks for broken equipment, defective tools and other potential hazards, focusing on worker safety. The safety officer determines what type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed and makes sure that workers know how to operate and use tools and equipment.