| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.33 |
| Liaison | Maria Dahmus |
| Submission Date | Nov. 30, 2023 |
University of St. Thomas
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.79 / 2.00 |
Joe
Klancher Director Environmental Health and Safety |
Does the institution have an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS)?:
Does the system use a nationally or internationally recognized standard or guideline?:
The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:
Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Full-time equivalent of workers who are not employees, but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the institution:
A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :
Occupational injuries and illness are reported to our human resources/benefits department on a standardized on-line injury and illness reporting form. The form is filled out jointly by the affected employee and their supervisor. The supervisor is responsible for filing the report promptly with HR. Copies of the injury reports automatically go to our EH&S department and the employees line management. HR determines OSHA recordability and maintains the OSHA 300 log with advice from our EH&S department and our workers compensation consultant. The injury log is reviewed and certified at the end of each calendar year prior to posting and reporting our log.
Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data on the number of recordable injuries come from the university's OSHA 300 logs. The university's OSHA log includes both full-time/part-time staff as well as student employees. To be consistent with the University's OSHA reporting of injuries, we have provided in this credit an estimated full-time equivalent of employees that includes student employees listed in the OSHA log. As a result, the full-time equivalent figure in this credit is not consistent with the employee FTE figure reported in PRE-5, which does not include student employees. Data provided for this credit are for 2023.
The Environmental Health and Safety Program has adopted a safety culture model that includes the traditional safety management components that form the basis for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and expands on that with additional elements emphasizing continuous improvement, organizational fairness, and employee empowerment.
1. Leadership Commitment
core value / resources / visible support / evaluation and reward
2. Continuous Improvement
structure / trial, test, implement best practices / communicating successes
3. Employee Empowerment and Involvement
participation (e.g., committees, assessment groups) / deference to expertise / questioning attitudes / personal and collective accountability
4. Organizational Fairness
collaboration / transparency / just culture / positive reinforcement
5. Safety Management Systems
Inspections, hazard assessments / chemical inventories, exposure assessments, incident investigations / space planning, experiment planning, purchasing controls, preventive maintenance program / emergency plans / audits / occupational health services / training and education / written programs
Data on the number of recordable injuries come from the university's OSHA 300 logs. The university's OSHA log includes both full-time/part-time staff as well as student employees. To be consistent with the University's OSHA reporting of injuries, we have provided in this credit an estimated full-time equivalent of employees that includes student employees listed in the OSHA log. As a result, the full-time equivalent figure in this credit is not consistent with the employee FTE figure reported in PRE-5, which does not include student employees. Data provided for this credit are for 2023.
The Environmental Health and Safety Program has adopted a safety culture model that includes the traditional safety management components that form the basis for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and expands on that with additional elements emphasizing continuous improvement, organizational fairness, and employee empowerment.
1. Leadership Commitment
core value / resources / visible support / evaluation and reward
2. Continuous Improvement
structure / trial, test, implement best practices / communicating successes
3. Employee Empowerment and Involvement
participation (e.g., committees, assessment groups) / deference to expertise / questioning attitudes / personal and collective accountability
4. Organizational Fairness
collaboration / transparency / just culture / positive reinforcement
5. Safety Management Systems
Inspections, hazard assessments / chemical inventories, exposure assessments, incident investigations / space planning, experiment planning, purchasing controls, preventive maintenance program / emergency plans / audits / occupational health services / training and education / written programs
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.