Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.75
Liaison Victor Udo
Submission Date Nov. 18, 2022

STARS v2.2

Bucknell University
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.34 / 2.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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?:
No

The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
n/a

If no, provide:

A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:
While Bucknell does not use a recognized OHSMS (such as OHSAS 18001), the EH&S department assists in implementing several items that are key requirements of a formal OHSMS. These areas include: Hazard Identification/Risk Management, Occupational Safety, and Health Programs. Providing Training, Communication, and Consultation with both internal and external constituents, Emergency Preparedness, Incident Investigation, and Evaluation of Compliance.

Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
14

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,272

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 :
The Office of Environmental Health & Safety is committed to supporting safe and healthy academic exploration by Bucknell University students, faculty, staff and visitors and work with each departments ensure that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards are followed.

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
1.10

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Full-time equivalent of workers who are not employees, but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the institution changes often enough that an estimate is merely an average.

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