| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.91 |
| Liaison | Natalie Hayes |
| Submission Date | July 9, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bentley University
PA-12: Workplace Health and Safety
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.27 / 2.00 |
Natalie
Hayes Associate Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Please enter data in the table below::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases | 26 | 15 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 715 | 694 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2002 | Dec. 31, 2002 |
A brief description of when and why the workplace health and safety baseline was adopted:
Bentley is required by Occupational Safety and Health Administration under U.S. Department of Labor ( 29CFR 1904.8 - 1904.12), and the submitting period for OSHA is from January to December rather than the fiscal year.
A brief description of the institution’s workplace health and safety initiatives:
2008 was the lowest year with only 14 incidents.
President Larson signed on commitment letter of agreement for being on board with health and safety initiatives (top-down support).
Monthly safety trainings are required for union staff, lab safety training with research professors
Bentley had a Workplace Safety Steering committee in the past, which tried to get people invigorated around safety. Now, the manager plans to meet quarterly to address concerns, assisting with audits and informal training. The training subjects include; slips trips and falls, ergonomics, reporting injuries, and emergency preparedness.
Accident investigations:
Bentley's highest incidents involved ergonomics and materials handling, slips trips and falls
Bentley's EHS person does extensive training and audits including:
Safety trainings with contractors and audits for compliance.
Golf cart training
Safety initiatives in conjunction with union work rules
Job task analysis (mostly for unions): major risks for job tasks, was are the PPE (personal protective equipment) requirements
Bring in outside vendors for additional trainings
Monthly safety - questions for managers to ask staff
Safety manager observations (wearing PPE etc)
Conducts regular audits in buildings.
Work closely with Residence Life to address concerns.
Work order control: if there is something that might be a safety issue, investigate it.
The Life Safety manager is in charge of setting goals at the beginning of the year.
Any time we have big events (graduation, open house), make sure that vendors are operating safely, emergency safety (bomb threats, unforeseeable problems)
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.