Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.79
Liaison Leslie North
Submission Date March 5, 2020

STARS v2.2

Western Kentucky University
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.36 / 2.00 Leslie North
Director of Sustainability
Geography and Geology
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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:
The University operates under a custom set of criteria as part of our certification with Safe Communities Americas. See attached documentation for details.

Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
19

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,837

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 :
As part of requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor, the University employees an individual who is responsible for recording all incidents of work-related injury or ill health. A variety of methods are utilized to ensure all necessary data are collected and accurate.

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
1.03

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
http://www.wku.edu/ehs/occsafe/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
2019_injury_summary.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Brandon Higgins, Workers Compensation Program Manager, provided the above information on reportable workplace injuries.

Information on training programs and Safe Communities Americas provided by David Oliver, Director of Environment, Health and Safety.

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.