University of Montana
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.20 / 2.00 |
Eva
Rocke Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Part 1. Health and safety management system
Does the system use a nationally or internationally recognized standard or guideline?:
The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
If no, provide:
The UM Workers Compensation and Risk Management Office do not currently use a nationally recognized, but they do have a robust operation of education, tracking, and process by which they identify and mitigate safety risks. The department does trainings of supervisors periodically to assist in identification of safety risks. UM also has a Safety Committee chaired by Director of Risk Management and Environmental Health, Chuck Emnett, that meets quarterly to review safety programs and discuss identified safety risks. Our campus also has a system whereby the Director is included in all workers compensation reports of injury so that any safety risks involved in actual workers comp injuries can immediately be addressed and remediated.
Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee
Full-time equivalent of employees:
If the institution wishes to report on other on-site workers, provide:
A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :
UM has a full-time staff position dedicated to tracking recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health. The Office of Sustainability requested this data and a summary sheet was provided for FY23. According to the Office of Risk Management, UM receives reports of incidents quarterly and tracks them in order to identify patterns of injury or illness that correlate to department or particular activities. The data provided above was included on UM's 2023 OSHA report.
Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
Optional Fields
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.