Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.81
Liaison Kathleen Crawford
Submission Date July 28, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Florida Gulf Coast University
PA-14: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.81 / 2.00 Willie Baca
Asst. Dir. Envir Health/Safety
Environmental, Health & Safety
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Part 1 

Please enter data in the table below:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of recordable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases 24 23.67
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,363.33 1,206.33
Number of injuries and cases per FTE employee 0.02 0.02

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2014 June 30, 2017
Baseline Year July 1, 2011 June 30, 2014

A brief description of when and why the workplace health and safety baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
The Environmental Health & Safety Office developed the following materials to be reviewed by all new employees hired as of October 2013: Safety Training Presentations: -Slips, Trips, and Falls -Eye, Hearing, and Hand Protection -Fire Extinguisher Informational -How To Report Workplace Hazard Incident -General Safety Tips -BioWaste Training -Bloodborne Pathogen Training Preview -Chemical Hazardous Waste Training -Hazardous -Laboratory Safety FGCU Incident Reporting Forms -Workplace Hazard Investigation Report -Non-Employee Incident Report -FGCU Near Miss - Potential Hazard or Incident Employees should complete a Near Miss Report for all near miss potential hazards or incidents that did not result in a injury, illness, or damage but could have. FGCU Near Miss Report Workplace Safety Videos -Back Safety -Slips, Trips, and Falls -Stairway Safety -Fire Safety -Defensive Driving -Contamination -Miscellaneous Safety These presentations, forms, and videos prepare employees to protect themselves and others, prevent accidents, and appropriately respond in the event of an incident or near miss.

Percentage reduction in workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per FTE employee from baseline:
10.28

Part 2 

Number of workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per 100 FTE employees, performance year:
1.76

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s workplace health and safety initiatives, including how workers are engaged in monitoring and advising on health and safety programs:
In addition to providing all new employees with safety training, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) leads fire drill training, laboratory safety inspections, and works to ensure hurricane and disaster preparedness. EHS regularly gives presentation on blood borne pathogens, hazardous waste control and minimization, and other safety topics. http://www.fgcu.edu/EHS/workplacesafety.html

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.fgcu.edu/EHS/workplacesafety.html

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