Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 58.19 |
Liaison | Emma Blandford |
Submission Date | March 2, 2021 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.48 / 2.00 |
Anne
Rogers Sustainability Program & Portfolio Manager Office of Campus Sustainability |
Does the institution have an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS)?:
Does the system use a nationally or internationally recognized standard or guideline?:
The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:
Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Full-time equivalent of workers who are not employees, but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the institution:
A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :
Injuries/illnesses must still be documented on the Georgia Tech Injury and Illness Report form. Copies of this form must be sent to the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Office. If medical treatment is necessary, the departmental supervisor must report the injury/illness to the State Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) by calling the hotline within 24 hours of the injury. All occupational injuries are reviewed to ensure that they are categorized appropriately according to OSHA guidelines.
Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Institute is using the National Safety Councils nine elements of a successful safety and health system as a framework. The Institute is a currently developing an updated occupational health and safety management system in conjunction with the environmental health and safety management system. The framework includes the following elements:
Element 1. Management leadership and commitment
Element 2. Organizational communications and system documentation
Element 3. Assessments, audits and continuous improvement
Element 4. Hazard recognition, evaluation and control
Element 5. Workplace design and engineering
Element 6. Operational safety and health programs
Element 7. Employee involvement
Element 8. Motivation, behavior and attitudes
Element 9. Training and orientation
The Institute is using the National Safety Councils nine elements of a successful safety and health system as a framework. The Institute is a currently developing an updated occupational health and safety management system in conjunction with the environmental health and safety management system. The framework includes the following elements:
Element 1. Management leadership and commitment
Element 2. Organizational communications and system documentation
Element 3. Assessments, audits and continuous improvement
Element 4. Hazard recognition, evaluation and control
Element 5. Workplace design and engineering
Element 6. Operational safety and health programs
Element 7. Employee involvement
Element 8. Motivation, behavior and attitudes
Element 9. Training and orientation
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