Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.06
Liaison Dave Barbier
Submission Date March 22, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.16 / 2.00 Sergio Romero
Data Analyst
Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Health and safety management system

Does the institution have an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS)?:
Yes

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

The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
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If no, provide:

A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:
While we don't have a standard or guideline that we follow we have multiple EHS systems in place that inform our larger OHSMS system. Taking into consideration areas such as bloodborne pathogens, ergonomics, hazard communication, occupational noise exposure, PPE, powered equipment, risk assessment, slips and trips and finally incident reporting. While the majority of employees within UWSP are rarely in occupational hazards the EHS team attempts to maintain a holistic approach to safety on campus.

Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
17

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,075

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:
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A brief description of the methodology used to track and calculate the number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health :
Recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health are tracked through methodology provided by OSHA guidance on recordkeeping (29 CFR Part 1910.440) and recordable injuries and illnesses (29 CFR Part 1904).

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
1.58

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
https://www3.uwsp.edu/hr/Pages/Occupational-Health-and-Safety.aspx

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Workers Comp website
https://www.uwsp.edu/hr/Pages/Benefits/workers-compensation.aspx

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