Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 86.17
Liaison James Gordon
Submission Date May 31, 2022

STARS v2.2

Thompson Rivers University
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.57 / 2.00 James Gordon
Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator
TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability
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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:
Here are the seven key components of TRU's custom Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS):

1. Protect the safety of all faculty, staff, students, and visitors against unsafe conditions and occupational hazards having regard to the resources available to TRU;

2. Comply with the Workers Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and all other applicable occupational health and safety laws;

3. Ensure that adequate resources are available to implement appropriate safety procedures and practices;

4. Ensure priority is given to a safe working and learning environment in the planning, budgeting, direction and implementation of TRU’s activities;

5. Provide, having regard to the resources available, information, instruction, training, and supervision necessary to ensure the health and safety of (a) employees in carrying out their work and (b) students during their studies on TRU’s campuses;

6. Ensure that core Health and Safety responsibilities are clearly outlined and communicated to TRU’s employees through the completion of the Health and Safety Orientation Program and training; and,

7. Formulate and carry out continuing Health and Safety programs appropriate to TRU’s operations which also include threat assessment and emergency management programs.

Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
8

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,512.60

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:
139

A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :
Injury statistics are collected and monitored through injury reporting procedures and protocols. We have an online reporting tool, and email process. Once a report is received, the information is reviewed. Then, if needed, follow-up forms and /or information is collected if required, and the data is entered into the tracking database. We track employees by group (Union, Admin and Faculty); as well as students and visitors/contractors. We track injury type, mechanism, location, department, and lost time/days.

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
0.48

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The number in Part 2 for 'Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health' (8) is based on the most recent 12 months of data at the time of submission (August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021).

Section details provided by Sarah Martin, Manager of the TRU Health and Safety Office.

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