| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.63 |
| Liaison | Leslie North |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Western Kentucky University
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.43 / 2.00 |
Leslie
North Director of Sustainability Geography and Geology |
Does the institution have an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS)?:
Does the system use a nationally or internationally recognized standard or guideline?:
The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
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. On July 30, 2014, Western Kentucky University became accredited by the National Safety Council as a Safe Community. WKU is the fourth university, and 25th community to receive this accreditation. Safe Communities America is a program associated with an accreditation in which any community can receive if certain criteria are met. This program is an approach that is proven to reduce injuries within a community through the use of community coalition members. There are several injury prevention programs provided by Safe Communities America that WKU utilizes and offers to employees. See the link for more information: https://www.wku.edu/safecommunities/
WKU is also been designated a StormReady University by the National Weather Service. The StormReady® designation for our campus is important in that it certifies that we have processes and procedures in place to identify potential severe weather, provide critical warning information to our students, faculty and staff, and also have building plans in place to provide shelter. The plan is evaluated annually by a committee to ensure all standards are still met. https://www.wku.edu/news/articles/index.php?view=article&articleid=2083
Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Full-time equivalent of workers who are not employees, but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the institution:
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 employs 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:
Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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.
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