| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 34.87 |
| Liaison | Courtney Gallaher |
| Submission Date | June 4, 2024 |
Northern Illinois University
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.36 / 2.00 |
Courtney
Gallaher Associate Professor, Sustainability Coordinator Earth, Atmosphere and Environment |
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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?:
No
The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
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A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:
The University follows OSHA’s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs with assistance from the Department of Environmental Health and Safety and the Office of Research Compliance, Integrity and Safety. Key components typically include:
- Periodic review and update of the NIU Health and Safety Policy that demonstrates leadership support
- Management and employee participation and engagement in departmental safety committees
- Development of policies and procedures
- Training assessment development and implementation
- Incident reporting and investigation response
- Risk assessment framework to identify, prioritize, and mitigate hazards
- Safety audits to evaluate and monitor program compliance
- Periodic review and update of the NIU Health and Safety Policy that demonstrates leadership support
- Management and employee participation and engagement in departmental safety committees
- Development of policies and procedures
- Training assessment development and implementation
- Incident reporting and investigation response
- Risk assessment framework to identify, prioritize, and mitigate hazards
- Safety audits to evaluate and monitor program compliance
Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
28
Full-time equivalent of employees:
2,709
Full-time equivalent of workers who are not employees, but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the institution:
0
A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :
The University follows OSHA’s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs with assistance from the Department of Environmental Health and Safety and the Office of Research Compliance, Integrity and Safety. Key components typically include:
- Periodic review and update of the NIU Health and Safety Policy that demonstrates leadership support
- Management and employee participation and engagement in departmental safety committees
- Development of policies and procedures
- Training assessment development and implementation
- Incident reporting and investigation response
- Risk assessment framework to identify, prioritize, and mitigate hazards
- Safety audits to evaluate and monitor program compliance
- Periodic review and update of the NIU Health and Safety Policy that demonstrates leadership support
- Management and employee participation and engagement in departmental safety committees
- Development of policies and procedures
- Training assessment development and implementation
- Incident reporting and investigation response
- Risk assessment framework to identify, prioritize, and mitigate hazards
- Safety audits to evaluate and monitor program compliance
Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
1.03
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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