Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.14
Liaison Jeff Spoelstra
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Western Michigan University
PA-14: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.68 / 2.00 Mark Weiss
Director of Environmental Health and Safety
Environmental Health and Safety
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Part 1 

Please enter data in the table below:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of recordable workplace injuries and occupational disease cases 100 137
Full-time equivalent of employees 2,845 2,861
Number of injuries and cases per FTE employee 0.04 0.05

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2017 Dec. 31, 2017
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2009 Dec. 31, 2011

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):
The 3-year average better represents overall previous injury and illness performance. A baseline of one year's data might include a spike or valley that might be weather dependent or from another confounding factor such as a change in the occupational physician or preparer of the OSHA log.

Percentage reduction in workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per FTE employee from baseline:
26.60

Part 2 

Number of workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per 100 FTE employees, performance year:
3.51

Optional Fields 

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:
Initiatives include but are not limited to: Indoor Air Quality Investigations, Ergonomic Analysis, Respirator Fit Testing, Building Safety Inspections, Safety Training (including Forklift, Respirator Fit Testing, Asbestos, Confined Space, Aerial Lifts, Bloodborne Pathogens, Personal Protective Equipment, Lockout/Tagout, Hearing Conservation, Fall protection, Hot Work, Chemical Hazards).

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.esem.wmich.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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