| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.39 |
| Liaison | Michelle Patterson |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
Washington University in St. Louis
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.08 / 2.00 |
Brad
King Director Office of Occupational Safety |
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Part 1. Health and safety management system
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:
The key components of the WUSTL safety management program is based on leadership support, employee participation, hazard identification, hazard prevention and control, education and training, program evaluation and improvement. The WUSTL program includes safety training, safety and health audits, targeted safety interventions that focus on higher risk occupations, workplace ergonomics, student event safety, peer safety committees, construction safety support, and safety programs designed to keep employees safe (i.e. biological and chemical safety, hearing conservation, respiratory protection). In addition, employees are encouraged through training, safety committees, supervisors, University leadership and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) representatives to be aware of their surroundings and report safety concerns immediately. This can be done directly by contacting WUSTL EH&S, their supervisor, campus police or through an anonymous safety recommendation form on the EH&S web page.
Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee
311
Full-time equivalent of employees:
17,431
If the institution wishes to report on other on-site workers, provide:
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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 :
The FTE employee count above (17,431) is based on the inclusion of all paid employees including student workers and post-docs to comply with the bureau of labor statistics annual reporting. We do not believe that student workers and grad students are included in the FTE number provided for the university as a whole (15,821). There could also be other categories not counted by HR but required for worker-related injury incidents, which would account for the difference.
Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
1.78
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
There are several WUSTL safety initiatives with the goal to create a work environment that is safe for faculty, staff, students, and visitors. Initiatives include safety training, safety and health audits, targeted safety interventions that focus on higher risk occupations, workplace ergonomics, student event safety, peer safety committees, construction safety support, and safety programs designed to keep employees safe (e.g. biological and chemical safety, hearing conservation, respiratory protection).
Employees are encouraged through training, safety committees, supervisors, University leadership and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) representatives to be aware of their surroundings and report safety concerns immediately. This can be done directly by contacting WUSTL EH&S, their supervisor, campus police or through an anonymous safety recommendation form on the EH&S web page.
It should be noted that the total recordable incident count is based on an employee population of 17,431 . In addition, The WUSTL injury / illness rate is 1.7 per 100 employees. 46% of all recordable incidents were needlesticks in patient care clinics.
Employees are encouraged through training, safety committees, supervisors, University leadership and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) representatives to be aware of their surroundings and report safety concerns immediately. This can be done directly by contacting WUSTL EH&S, their supervisor, campus police or through an anonymous safety recommendation form on the EH&S web page.
It should be noted that the total recordable incident count is based on an employee population of 17,431 . In addition, The WUSTL injury / illness rate is 1.7 per 100 employees. 46% of all recordable incidents were needlesticks in patient care clinics.
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.