Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.88
Liaison Jim Walker
Submission Date April 30, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Texas at Austin
PA-12: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.69 / 2.00
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Please enter data in the table below::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of reportable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases 233 259
Full-time equivalent of employees 12,849 13,519

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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Aug. 1, 2011 Aug. 31, 2012
Baseline Year Aug. 1, 2009 Aug. 31, 2010

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A brief description of when and why the workplace health and safety baseline was adopted:
Baseline year corresponds to the year that our on-campus occupational health program and clinic, HealthPoint OHP, opened.

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A brief description of the institution’s workplace health and safety initiatives:
In partnership with the university community, EHS and OHP promote a safe and healthful environment to protect students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to ensure protection of the environment. We assess working conditions and advise on appropriate precautions through job and activity specific risk assessment. Programs include but are not limited to: biological and laboratory safety, chemical safety and waste management, occupational health and safety, radiation and laser safety, etc.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s workplace health and safety initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Also see http://www.utexas.edu/safety/ehs/

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