Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 73.99
Liaison Mary-Lee Townsend
Submission Date Oct. 20, 2021

STARS v2.2

Western University
PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 2.00 Mary-Lee Townsend
Sustainability & Compliance Manager
Sustainability Office
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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?:
No

The nationally or internationally recognized OHSMS standard or guideline used:
The Occupational Health & Safety Act (Ontario)

If no, provide:

A brief description of the key components of the custom OHSMS:
Our program is guided by many governing & licensing bodies; but our overarching guidance comes from the Occupational Health & Safety Act (Ontario). See Appendix B attachment for our governing legislation. Key components include Biosafety, Lab Safety, Nuclear Safety (X-Ray, Laser, Radiation), Workplace Safety, Workplace Health (employee screening & an Occupational Physician and Nurse to administer things like TB shots, flu shots, etc.), Disability Management & Return to Work (Well-being). A standardized electronic safety management system is planned to be implemented in 2021.

Part 2. Incidents per FTE employee

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health:
248

Full-time equivalent of employees:
3,871

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 :
Accident Incident Report Form can be found at this link: https://www.uwo.ca/hr/form_doc/health_safety/form/aiir.pdf
All accidents are reported through the WSIB.

Annual number of recordable incidents of work-related injury or ill health per 100 FTE employees:
6.41

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the occupational health and safety program is available:
https://www.uwo.ca/hr/safety/index.html

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