Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 54.69
Liaison Trevor Ledbetter
Submission Date Jan. 6, 2025

STARS v2.2

University of Arizona
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.24 / 2.00 Trevor Ledbetter
Director
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1. Health and safety management system

Does the institution have an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS)?:
No

Does the system use a nationally or internationally recognized standard or guideline?:
No

The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
N/A

If no, provide:

A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:

Here at the University of Arizona, we do not formally follow an OHSMS program such as ISO 45001 or ANSI Z10 standards. We incorporate some of the principles of the systems in our safety programs such as Plan, Do, Check, Act, and hazard identification but it is not a formal management system. We stress OSHA compliance and hopefully, best practice compliance where there are new health and safety recommendations from such organizations a ACGIH or ASSP."


Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
128

Full-time equivalent of employees:
11,194

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:
7,184

A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :

"UA-RMS has implemented the “Origami” system for reporting injuries, incidents, and claims. If a claim meets the OSHA reporting requirement, this system will track all OSHA recorded incidents by manually entering as such along with the number of calendar days the injured worker is off or is at a light duty assignment. The OSHA Recordkeeping forms 300 log and 300A summary are generated by February 1 of the calendar year and posted. These forms must be maintained at the worksite for at least five years. Each February through April, employers must post a summary of the injuries and illnesses recorded the previous year. OSHA records are maintained in the UA Risk Management department. OSHA defines a recordable injury or illness as: - Any work-related fatality. - Any work-related injury or illness that results in loss of consciousness, days away from work, restricted work, or transfer to another job. - Any work-related injury or illness requiring medical treatment beyond first aid. - Any work-related diagnosed case of cancer, chronic irreversible diseases, fractured or cracked bones or teeth, and punctured eardrums. - There are also special recording criteria for work-related cases involving: needlesticks and sharps injuries; medical removal; hearing loss; and tuberculosis."


Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
0.70

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
https://policy.arizona.edu/facilities-and-safety/workplace-health-and-safety-interim

Additional documentation to support the submission:
2022_Summary_of_Work_Related_Inj_and_Ill_Form_300A60_copy.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Full time equivalent employee numbers include 18,378 reported on the OSHA Form 300A log.


7,184 full time equivalent employees is the difference between full time employees and other employees (such as student employees).


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