Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 71.94
Liaison Nathan King
Submission Date Dec. 19, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Virginia Tech
PA-14: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.11 / 2.00 Robin McCall-Miller
Occupational Safety Engineer
Environmental, Health and Safety
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Please enter data in the table below:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of recordable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases 239 303
Full-time equivalent of employees 15,169 12,134
Number of injuries and cases per FTE employee 0.02 0.02

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2016 Dec. 31, 2016
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2005 Dec. 31, 2005

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):

EHS actively promotes a positive, responsible, integrated safety culture at all levels of the university community, advocates providing a safe and healthy living, learning, and working environment for all, and assists departments with complying with regulations and mandates.
EHS accomplishes our role of regulatory liaison through education, consultation, and compliance monitoring.


Percentage reduction in workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per FTE employee from baseline:
36.90

Number of workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per 100 FTE employees, performance year:
1.58

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:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Health and Safety Policy, 1005
OSHA Form 300A for 2005 and 2016


Health and Safety Policy, 1005
OSHA Form 300A for 2005 and 2016

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