| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.22 |
| Liaison | Mary Ellen Mallia |
| Submission Date | Dec. 21, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University at Albany
PA-14: Workplace Health and Safety
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.13 / 2.00 |
Mary Ellen
Mallia Director of Environmental Sustainability Finance and Business |
Please enter data in the table below:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of recordable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases | 41 | 80 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 3,203 | 4,075 |
| Number of injuries and cases per FTE employee | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
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):
Since this is a new piece of data we are tracking, we are most comfortable using our initial entry as our baseline year going forward.
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 University at Albany Office of Environmental Health and Safety is dedicated to providing the expertise, advice, guidelines and current standards of professional practice, to ensure the safety and well being of our students, faculty, staff and visitors. The goal is to prevent injury, illness, and environmental damage through the recognition, evaluation, and control of potential hazards arising from University activities, and to comply with federal, state and local safety and environmental regulations. The main initiatives of the office include: overseeing and providing training on research and lab safety (which this year included a green chemistry training), managing the universal waste (batteries, lights, etc) and hazardous waste (over 23.7 tons for 2017) programs for the University, providing occupational safety training and equipment to University employees, coordinating employee physicals and audiograms, administering a radiation safety program and a biosafety program, coordinating the University’s Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) program and providing ergonomic evaluations of computer workstations.
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 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.