Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.24
Liaison Alicia Gowan
Submission Date June 18, 2024

STARS v2.2

Kwantlen Polytechnic University
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.21 / 2.00 Alicia Gowan
Sustainability Specialist
Campus and Community Planning
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Part 1. Health and safety management system

Does the institution have an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS)?:
No

Does the system use a nationally or internationally recognized standard or guideline?:
No

The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
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If no, provide:

A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:
KPU does not have a specific voluntary OHSMS, but follows a formal program as required by WorkSafeBC (provincial standard). At KPU we have implemented an Occupational Health & Safety Program as required by safety legislation - Worker's Compensation Act and WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, and all other applicable legislation relating to the promotion of safety and health and the prevention of injuries, accidents, and occupational diseases.

The OH&S Program's main objective is to prevent work related injuries and diseases. The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation and the OHS provisions of the Workers Compensation Act contain legal requirements for workplace health and safety that must be met by all workplaces under the inspection jurisdiction of WorkSafeBC. Some sections of the Workers Compensation Act and OHS Regulation have associated policies and guidelines.

Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
12

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,526.20

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:
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A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :
The typical process begins with an injured worker reporting an incident to KPU's First Aid (FA) Attendants at the various campuses. The FA attendant will then generate a SharePoint Report that is mailed to the Occupational Health & Safety team (OH&S) and Health and Benefits team. When the Advisor of Occupational Health & Safety receives the report, they will mail the individual to complete a form 6a and for the supervisor and the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (JOHSC) members to complete an incident investigation (where applicable). The Advisor will also then record the data on their OneDrive and on an Excel spreadsheet which is where the Advisor collects the data from. The Advisor can also export the first aid reports from the SharePoint page. WorkSafeBC also collects data on KPU's injuries that result in time-loss and health care which the OH&S team are able to access.

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
0.79

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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