Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 70.78
Liaison Julia Carlow
Submission Date July 25, 2024

STARS v2.2

American University of Sharjah
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Julia Carlow
Acting Head of Sustainability
Sustainability
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Part 1. Health and safety management system

Does the institution have an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS)?:
Yes

Does the system use a nationally or internationally recognized standard or guideline?:
Yes

The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
ISO 45001:2018

If no, provide:

A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:

AUS has an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) that is audited by the UAE Ministry of Education (MOE) annually to ensure conformance to national standards. In addition, our system complies with the requirements of ISO 45001:2018 but is not certified by an approved IRICA certification body. 


Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
0

Full-time equivalent of employees:
825.67

If the institution wishes to report on other on-site workers, provide:

 

Full-time equivalent of workers who are not employees, but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the institution:
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A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :
Health and Safety statistics are reported to the Government of Sharjah (Safety and Prevention Authority) every quarter and to the BOT audit and compliance committee for review and assessment. In addition, the same statistics are presented during each health and safety committee meeting.

 

We collect our health and safety statistics via four methods:

 

1. incidents reported to us through our online application using the Health and Safety Incident Reporting Form. Community members, visitors, and contractors can report health and safety incidents through this form.

2. direct reports issued by our trained AUS security guards using our internal reporting platform, and respective forms such as health and safety notification form.

3. monthly HSE reports that we receive from our contractors 

4. health and safety team daily tours

 

Collected information is automatically calculated and reported monthly using our internal reporting platform using the health and safety statistics report. The calculation of data and formulas we use are regulated by the Government of Sharjah (Safety and Prevention Authority).

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
0

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Information received by Feras Al Salem, Department Head, Office of Safety and Crisis Management on March 12, 2024


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