Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 70.87
Liaison Daimon Eklund
Submission Date Dec. 23, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of Washington, Seattle
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.46 / 2.00 John Wallace
IH2
EHS
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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?:
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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:
https://www.ehs.washington.edu/system/files/resources/UniversityofWashingtonAPP.pdf

The UW Accident Prevention Plan (APP) furthers the University’s commitment to provide a safe and healthful environment for all employees. It is consistent with requirements in the Washington State Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA) (Washington Administrative Code 296-24, 296-62, and 296-800), which is administered by the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
238

Full-time equivalent of employees:
30,411

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 :
Anyone with a UW NetID can access the Online Accident Reporting System (OARS). Incident reports entered into the Online Accident Reporting System (OARS) are screened by EH&S. The OARS reports are also sent to their assigned Organizational Health and Safety Committee each month. The committee members review reports and assist with additional follow-up if needed. Personally identifiable information is omitted from each OARS report before it is sent to the committee for review.
A summary of the UW's Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, sorted by location, is called the OSHA 300A Summary and is available for all employees to review. The OSHA 300A Summary for the previous year is required to be posted from February 1st to April 30th in common work areas and safety bulletin boards on campus.

Numbers are taken from the Seattle campus OSHA 300A summary for 2019:
https://www.ehs.washington.edu/system/files/resources/2019-Seattle-including-UWMC-Montlake-OSHA-300A.pdf

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

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
https://www.ehs.washington.edu/workplace/accident-prevention-plan

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information about UW's accident and injury reporting system, and the OSHA 300A summaries on workplace injuries, can be found at: https://www.ehs.washington.edu/workplace/accident-and-injury-reporting

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