Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.28
Liaison Katie Koscielak
Submission Date April 21, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Cal Poly Humboldt
PA-14: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.79 / 2.00 Paul Vrabel
Occupational Safety Coordinator
Risk Management & Safety Services
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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 32 31
Full-time equivalent of employees 2,222 2,092
Number of injuries and cases per FTE employee 0.01 0.01

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2013 Dec. 31, 2015
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2010 Dec. 31, 2012

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 performance year listed is a three year average from 2013-2015. The baseline average was the previous three years from 2010-2012. Three year averages were selected to provide an accurate average as opposed to single year.

Percentage reduction in workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per FTE employee from baseline:
2.81

Part 2 

Number of workplace injuries and occupational disease cases per 100 FTE employees, performance year:
1.44

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:
A dedicated Risk Management & Safety Services Department has been established within the last year. The Campus Safety Committee has been re-instated. It is a communication venue for all employees to raise potential safety and health concerns at HSU. There are additional committees for health and safety at the department or unit level that report to the campus-wide safety committee.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www2.humboldt.edu/risksafety/EHS

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The performance and baseline year data inserted is directly from Humboldt State University's OSHA 300A forms from 2010-2015. The information is collected within the Workers' Compensation department, which is housed in the Human Resources department. The Total Employees or FTE information is calculated by our Payroll department.

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.