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Culture of Safety

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Features of a Strong Safety Culture

  • Positive attitudes towards safety.
  • Promotion and prioritization of safety.
  • Effective safety education.
  • Open communications regarding hazards, incidents, attitudes, and program impacts.

Core Institutional Values Foundational to a Culture of Safety

Core Institutional Values Foundational to a Culture of Safety

  •  Safety is everyone’s responsibility. A safe campus environment is a right of employment for all categories of employees. A safe campus learning environment is a right of all involved in education and research.
  •  Good science is safe science. Safety is a critical component of scholarly excellence and responsible conduct of research.
  •  Safety training and safety education are essential elements of research and education. They instill a culture of safety in the next generation of researchers and future campus stakeholders, and they are important for our students’ career development and employability.

APLU:

OSHA Recommended Practices
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Leadership
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Leaders play a vital role in:

  • Inspiring others
  • Building trust.
  • Accepting responsibility.
  • Holding others accountable.
  • Developing open communications.
Participation
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All personnel:

  • Are encouraged to participate and feel comfortable providing input and reporting safety or health concerns.
  • Have access to information they need to recognize, assess, minimize and/or report hazards;
  • Do not experience retaliation when they raise safety and health concerns; report injuries, illnesses, and hazards; 
  • Understand their roles and responsibilities regarding recognizing, minimizing and reporting hazards.
Hazard Recognition and Assessment
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  • There is a clear and easy process to report hazards and initiate assessment process.
  • Incidents, near misses, and concerns are reported and investigated.

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Risk Minimization/Mitigation
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  • Involve workers, who often have the best understanding of the conditions that create hazards and insights into how they can be controlled.
  • Identify and evaluate options for controlling hazards, using a "hierarchy of controls."
  • Develop plans with measures to protect campus stakeholders during emergencies and nonroutine activities.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls to determine whether they continue to provide protection, or whether different controls may be more effective. Review new technologies for their potential to be more protective, more reliable, or less costly.
Education and Training
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Provides students, employers, managers, supervisors, and workers with:

  • Knowledge and skills needed to do their work safely and avoid creating hazards that could place themselves or others at risk.
  • Awareness and understanding of workplace hazards and how to identify, report, and control them.
  • Specialized training, when their work involves unique hazards.

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Program Evaluation and Improvement
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Includes:

  • Establishing, reporting, and tracking goals and targets that indicate whether the program is making progress.
  • Evaluating the program initially and periodically thereafter to identify shortcomings and opportunities for improvement.
  • Providing ways for individuals to participate in program evaluation and improvement.
Inclusion and Expansion
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All personnel, including contracted and temporary employees, students, other campus stakeholders, and all programs need to be included in the safety program.