Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.86
Liaison Nicole Arsenault
Submission Date April 3, 2024

STARS v2.2

York University
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.71 / 2.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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?:
Yes

The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
We are currently working towards alignment with ISO 45001

A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:
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Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
74

Full-time equivalent of employees:
9,536

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 :
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (section 21(1)) requires the employer to notify the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board within three days after learning of an incident to a worker if it necessitates health care or lost time. York University submits claims to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board monthly. Incidents, hazards, occupational illnesses or injuries must be reported to the injured employee's Management Supervisor, who will then report it to HSEWB. Workplace Incident Report (WIR) is to be submitted to wir@yorku.ca. Management Supervisors - Provides assistance to the employee - Conducts the incident investigation - Complete mandatory online Incident - Investigation Training. It is recommended that this training be completed once every three years. - Provides corrective action to eliminate or reduce hazards - Completes the Workplace Incident Report (WIR) within 24 hours and sends a copy to Employee Well-Being (EWB). - Notifys the appropriate JHSC worker member - Provides the employee with a WSIB Kit (cover letter and Functional Abilities Form) as needed - Refer to the Incident Investigation Program (PDF) for details."

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
0.78

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
http://hr.info.yorku.ca/health-safety-employee-well-being/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
1. https://yulink-new.yorku.ca/group/yulink/health-safety-and-employee-well-being 2. https://hr.info.yorku.ca/health-safety-employee-well-being/ The first link leads to a restricted webpage, accessible by employees only. The second link is an external website with only applicable information about our services and contact information.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission

1. https://yulink-new.yorku.ca/group/yulink/health-safety-and-employee-well-being
2. https://hr.info.yorku.ca/health-safety-employee-well-being/

The first link leads to a restricted webpage, accessible by employees only. The second link is an external website with only applicable information about our services and contact information.

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