Overall Rating Platinum - expired
Overall Score 85.51
Liaison Jennifer Andrews
Submission Date July 27, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of New Hampshire
PA-14: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.16 / 2.00 Brad Manning
Director
Environmental Health & Safety
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Part 1 

Please enter data in the table below:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of recordable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases 93 324
Full-time equivalent of employees 2,930 3,136
Number of injuries and cases per FTE employee 0.03 0.10

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016
Baseline Year July 1, 2005 June 30, 2006

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):
FY 2006 was chosen as it was used often in STARS 1.2 (under which we received our last score) and because it's used as a baseline year for other STARS credits. We used it for continuity and consistent reporting.

Percentage reduction in workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per FTE employee from baseline:
69.28

Part 2 

Number of workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per 100 FTE employees, performance year:
3.17

Optional Fields 

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:
UNH created an Occupational Safety Committee (OSC) to ensure that all students, faculty, staff, and visitors are provided a safe environment on campus. This committee serves as an advisory group concerned with safety, health, and environmental protection. Its purpose is to assist in the identification and control of workplace hazards. The OSC meets on a quarterly basis and makes recommendations to the UNH Environmental Health and Safety Committee for addressing hazards and improving safety.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.unh.edu/research/environmental-health-and-safety

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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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.