Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 86.18
Liaison Chris Adam
Submission Date Dec. 30, 2024

STARS v2.2

Dawson College
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.88 / 2.00 Chris Adam
Coordinator
Sustainability Office
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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:
SNESST

If no, provide:

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

CNESST: https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en

Quebec has it own Health & Safety protocols ( CNESST: https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en ) and standards are imbedded in the various collective agreements of teachers, support staff, professionals. The government web site link is mentioned below in the note section for reference. 


Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
3.25

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,006.22

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:
15

A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :

As per provincial Labour Standards, Pay Equity or Occupational Health & Safety Board (SNESST), all incidents are recorded and reports made to the college health & safety committee, Human Resources at the college and follow-up made to ensure provincially legislated norms for Health & Safety are being followed. Unions represented at the college have representatives on the college Health & Safety committee. All incidents must be reported to the provincial body that regulates health & safety legislation. Inspections of equipment, labs and general work areas are made by personnel of the CNESST when complaints are received. 


Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
0.32

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/plant-and-facilities/health-safety/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

2023 data used as rcords are kept based on calendar year, not academic year.

Gov't CNESST site: https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en

Procedures for responding to employee disclosure, reports and complaints of sexual violence: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/wp-content/external-includes/spdocs/documents/sexual-violence-procedures-employees.pdf

Procedures for responding to student disclosure, reports and complaints of sexual violence: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/wp-content/external-includes/spdocs/documents/sexual-violence-procedures-students.pdf

Policy for a smoke-free college: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/wp-content/external-includes/spdocs/documents/bog-dg-03-policy-for-a-smoke-free-college.pdf

Accident/incident report procedure: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/plant-and-facilities/health-safety/accidentsincidents/


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