| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.51 |
| Liaison | Aimee Lemrise |
| Submission Date | Nov. 23, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
PA-12: Workplace Health and Safety
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.54 / 2.00 |
Tatiana
Sherrill Safety Officer II Center for Environmental Health and Safety |
Please enter data in the table below::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases | 133 | 144 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 4,930 | 4,895 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
A brief description of when and why the workplace health and safety baseline was adopted:
A brief description of the institution’s workplace health and safety initiatives:
SIU Carbondale enthusiastically supports the purpose and intent of the Illinois Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Program. As a conscientious employer, SIU recognizes and accepts its moral and legal responsibility to provide a safe and healthy work environment. This includes investigating and addressing health and safety issues, monitoring potentially hazardous conditions and practices, providing adequate training and safaty equipment as determined by applicalbe state and federal laws, and having information readily accessible covering any hazardous materials that are being used.
The University strives to play a leadership role in the community in its environmental stewardship, health protection and safety standards and in its compliance with laws and regulations relating to the environment, health and safety. The achievement of these goals is an objective for units at all levels of the institution. Employees and student are expected to be supportive of these goals in their University activities. Good environmental health and safety practices are the responsibility of each faculty member, staff member, student and visitor on the SIU campus. Responsibilities of different campus members can be found on page 5 of the Employee Safety Resource Handbook
The website URL where information about the institution’s workplace health and safety initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.