| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.76 |
| Liaison | Richard Johnson |
| Submission Date | Oct. 13, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Rice University
PA-14: Workplace Health and Safety
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.88 / 2.00 |
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Part 1
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of recordable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases | 8 | 102 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 3,026.67 | 3,063.74 |
| Number of injuries and cases per FTE employee | 0.00 | 0.03 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2012 | July 1, 2013 |
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):
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Percentage reduction in workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per FTE employee from baseline:
92.06
Part 2
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Optional Fields
Rice University's Environmental Health and Safety department works to create a safe workplace by providing all staff with safety equipment and hosts a variety of training sessions. All laboratory staff and users are required to go through specific laboratory safety trainings that aims to teach users about hazards in the laboratory. This training is required within the first 30 days of new work practices. In addition to the general safety training, all users are also responsible for training courses in biosafety and bloodborne pathogens, radiation safety and laser safety and must repeat these trainings annually.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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