Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Alan Burr
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2016
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STARS v2.0

University of Wisconsin-Platteville
PA-12: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Amy Seeboth-Wilson
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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Please enter data in the table below::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases 26 41
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,266 1,240

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015
Baseline Year July 1, 2013 June 30, 2014

A brief description of when and why the workplace health and safety baseline was adopted:

The baseline was chosen since it was the previous year.


A brief description of the institution’s workplace health and safety initiatives:

-Dedicated safety committees: University Safety Committee, College of EMS Safety Committee, Chemical Hygiene Committee, Emergency Operations Committee.
-Trainings: Blood Borne Pathogens; Office Safety; Back and Lifting Safety; Personal Protective Equipment; Large Van Driving; Hazardous Materials Communication; Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures; Fire Prevention; Fire Extinguisher; Electrical Safety; Confined Space; Lockout/Tagout; Respiratory Safety & Respirator Fit Tests; Lift Truck Safety; Asbestos Awareness; First Aid/CPR/AED; Lab Safety; Slip, Trip, & Fall Awareness
-Initiatives: Safe Walk, Management Led Safety, IceAlert Ice Awareness, Education Abroad Travel Safety; Asbestos Abatement; Green Chemistry Initiative.


The website URL where information about the institution’s workplace health and safety initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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