Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 40.37
Liaison Raafat Kabbara
Submission Date Nov. 15, 2022

STARS v2.2

Higher Colleges of Technology
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Raafat Kabbara
Assistant Manager - Facilities Management
General Services
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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:
ISO 45001 and ISO14001

If no, provide:

A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:
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Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
2

Full-time equivalent of employees:
24,595

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:
721

A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :
HCT has an EHSMS management system that includes incident notification and investigation procedures. The procedure identifies the recordable injuries/ illness as Death or cases of occupational injuries or illnesses that result in days away from work, days of restricted work, loss of consciousness, temporary or permanent job transfer, termination of an injured employee for medical treatment beyond first aid.
All incidents, including near misses, are notified to the EHS in charge using the Incident notification form. And then the EHS in charge starts the investigation (if necessary with a team) to identify the appropriate root cause and corrective action to prevent its re-occurrence. The incidents are uploaded to a system for the review of the top management and according to the case, HCT submits it to the regulatory authority within the recommended time frame.
Calculation
Points earned = 1.5 × { [ 0.04 - ( A / ( B + C ) ) ] / 0.04 }
= 1.5 × { [ 0.04 - ( 2 / ( 24959 + 721 ) ) ] / 0.04 } = 1.497037
(A) HCT recordable incidents in 2021= 2
(B) Number of staff and students in HCT in 2021 = 24959
(C) Number of contractors in HCT in 2021 = 721

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
0.01

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
https://hct.ac.ae/en/environment-health-safety/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
PA-15__Work_Place_Health_and_Safety.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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