Health & Safety  

Safety Survey

in an effort to monitor and improve our working conditions, I am asking for your help. Take a few minutes to examine your work space and yourself, then fill out this safety survey (PDF). 

We framed the questions broadly for two reasons:

1. If you think something is maybe a problem, it probably is; and

2. In order to keep it relevant to all work environments that we use.  

A couple examples of safety issues:  One safety issue that I know management is working on is building evacuations.  Does your building have an evacuation plan in place?  Do you know how you should respond to an alarm (weather, fire, other)?  Do you practice the evacuation plan a couple times a year?  In the unlikely event of a real fire or other situation, the plan, including all its details, needs to be in place before the event. 

Another obvious safety issue that may be impacting you is construction or remodeling.  Do you know what you are being exposed to during the renovation?   Dust? Asbestos? Mold?  Carpal tunnel syndrome and headaches are not the only safety issues we face. By gathering information from many sources we may find a trend that should be addressed by education or by problem solving. 

Fill out this safety survey (PDF), then return the survey to me or hand it to a steward for delivery to me.

Mary Austin
austi006@umn.edu
612-626-9462 (TC campus)

Problems with RxAmerica?

If you are having problems with your RxAmerica pharmacy, please contact them first at:

RxAmerica Customer Service:
1-866-91-UPLAN (1-866-918-7526)
Customer Service Hours: 24 hours a day / 7 days a week
Email: uplan.customerservice@rxamerica.com
Mailing Address: 221 N. Charles Lindbergh Dr., SLC, UT 84116

RxAmerica's UofM Web site: http://www.rxamerica.com/umn/welcome/

If you need assistance from Employee Benefits on any more challenging issue, then please contact:

Employee Benefits
612-624-9090
800-756-2363
612-626-0808 (fax)
benefits@umn.edu
100 Donhowe Building, 319 15th Ave SE, Mpls, MN 55455

Here is the RxAmerica UofM formulary (July 2007) (47 page PDF file)
This is a list of medications currently pre-approved by the UofM RxAmerica plan. See page 2, "Preferred Drugs and Generic Plus Availability" for more information on this document.