Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.99
Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Carnegie Mellon University
PA-12: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.83 / 2.00 Madelyn Miller
Director
EH&S: Environmental Health & Safety
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Please enter data in the table below::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases 70 32
Full-time equivalent of employees 8,483 8,120

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2013 Dec. 31, 2013
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2011 Dec. 31, 2011

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

We used data for the most recent annual year 2013, and went back to 2011, so we could see if there was a trend.


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

EH&S provides a broad range of services to the university to promote the protection of its community. We view our community as the students, faculty and administrative staff of the university and the environment in which we live.

Providing services to the university community is a challenging responsibility. It requires our multifaceted EH&S team to find creative ways to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and university policies in the most efficient manner possible.

Mission Statement
Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) is committed to providing health and safety services that protect the university community and the environment.

Our Goals
Maximize customer satisfaction.
Ensure effective and cooperative relationships with our customers.
Provide campus education relating to Environmental Health and Safety issues.
Promote a positive and safe work environment.


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

Data reported for workers compensation purposes includes all students, both graduate and undergraduate, who receive a W2 forms from CMU.


Data reported for workers compensation purposes includes all students, both graduate and undergraduate, who receive a W2 forms from CMU.

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.