Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 43.72
Liaison Karen Marin-Hines
Submission Date March 1, 2022

STARS v2.2

Texas Tech University
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.24 / 2.00 Jessica Bunyard
Analyst
BIMAR
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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?:
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:
Policy driven safety management system with both leading and lagging indicators tracked for department level metrics. Recordable injury rates monitored and reviewed as well as incident root cause analysis performed in the event of an occupational injury. Job Hazard Analysis program by work area performed and reviewed annually. Annual safety review of risk areas by trained safety personnel with corrective actions tracked to completion.

Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
88

Full-time equivalent of employees:
6,517

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 :
Recorded numbers were provided by the State Office of Risk Management as claims through the State of Texas workers compensation program.

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
1.35

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/ehs/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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