Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.08
Liaison Philip Mansfield
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Carleton University
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.98 / 2.00 Philip Mansfield
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Management and Planning
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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:
OHSAS 18001 and CSA 1000-14

If no, provide:

A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:
The Occupational Health and Safety Act places the onus for compliance with legislation on the workplace parties within an organization. The Act lists responsibilities for employers, directors and officers, supervisors and workers forming the Internal Responsibility System (IRS). The IRS provides the basis for an effective Health and Safety Management System that enables the University to be proactive on health and safety matters. Its success depends on cooperation, consultation and a common interest in a safe and healthy workplace.

Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
3

Full-time equivalent of employees:
5,328

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:
320

A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :
CU WorkSafe is Carleton’s online tool for hazard identification, injury and incident reporting and workplace inspections. It facilitates communication between staff, faculty, union leaders, Human Resources, and Environmental Health & Safety to ultimately improve reporting and risk mitigation strategies at Carleton. It provides the data needed to calculate the number of incidents annualy.

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
0.05

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
http://carleton.ca/ehs/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
2020_EHS_Annual_Report_FINAL.pub.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Nancy Delcellier
Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Carleton University

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