| Overall Rating | Platinum - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 88.31 |
| Liaison | James Gordon |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Thompson Rivers University
PA-14: Workplace Health and Safety
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.47 / 2.00 |
James
Gordon Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability |
Please enter data in the table below:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of recordable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases | 7 | 12 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,269 | 961 |
| Number of injuries and cases per FTE employee | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2010 |
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):
Similar to why 2010 was adopted as the baseline year for the Greenhouse Gas Emissions question (OP-1), this year best reflects the start of sustainability initiatives at TRU, following the establishment of the Sustainability Office. Furthermore, the campus also saw rapid and substantial growth between 2005 and 2010, so 2010 best reflects the changes factoring in that growth.
Percentage reduction in workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per FTE employee from baseline:
Number of workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per 100 FTE employees, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s workplace health and safety initiatives, including how workers are engaged in monitoring and advising on health and safety programs:
The following is from the TRU Safety and Emergency Management Office's website:
The aim of this web site is to allow you to see selected parts of TRU's Health and Safety Manual. The information on these pages is generic and is applicable to all areas of TRU. Safety matters/concerns that are specific to certain divisions of TRU are included in their own Safety Manual. All Safety Manuals are not identical;some are expanded to meet specific departmental requirements.
Departmental Safety Manuals are available to all Faculty and Staff. In addition, Student Representatives on departmental Safety Committees have access to their departmental Manual.
If there are questions resulting from these pages please call Health and Safety (local 5805 or 5139) to ask for clarification.
The Safety and Emergency Management Department is a division of the Human Resources Department. Offices are located in the Human Resources Building, accessed through the rear door and located in HR139.
In the area of Safety, the SEM office is currently we are working on the following:
• COR – Certificate of Recognition;
• Creating and updating Safe Work Procedures in the Trades dept.;
• Ongoing training programs:WHMIS, First Aid.
In the area of Emergency Management, the SEM office is currently we are working on the following:
• Writing Emergency Procedures including evacuations, active shooter/active threat, shelter-in-place (in the event of a hazardous materials spill), bomb threat, Business Continuity, etc.;
• Active Threat Training, Emergency Marshal training;
• Promotion of the Emergency Notification System, including creation of a mobile app;
• Table top and full-scale exercises to practice portions of the Emergency Plan.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The data for “Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases” is the same that is reported to WorkSafe BC within 72 hours of an incident (which meets WorkSafe BC's criteria). The number of injuries reported are specific to those requiring time off work. As per the STARS technical manual, injuries requiring minor first air or no treatment at all were excluded.
The data for “Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases” is the same that is reported to WorkSafe BC within 72 hours of an incident (which meets WorkSafe BC's criteria). The number of injuries reported are specific to those requiring time off work. As per the STARS technical manual, injuries requiring minor first air or no treatment at all were excluded.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.