Delta State University is committed to maintaining a healthful and safe work environment for 学生, 教师, 工作人员, 以及使用大学设施的访客.
广泛的部门网络, 组织, and individuals work together to maintain the health and safety of the University community including individual employees, 经理和主管, 学生健康服务, 物理工厂, 以及大学警察局.
这是学校的政策，每位院长, 导演, 系主任, and supervisor be responsible for the safety performance in his or her respective unit. Everyone with supervisory responsibility is required to participate directly in the supervision of programs to assure that safe working conditions are maintained and that required training for accident prevention is provided. 教师 and 工作人员 are also directly responsible for their own safety and for the safety of 学生 and employees under their supervision. Responsibility for safety can neither be transferred nor delegated.
健康 & 安全政策
保护员工的健康和安全, 学生, 游客, and the environment is of primary concern to Delta State University. DSU takes an active role in identifying hazards before injuries and illnesses occur. Delta State University will make every reasonable effort to promote, 创建, and maintain a safe and healthful environment through adherence to basic safety principles, 健全的管理措施, 并遵守适用的联邦法规, 状态, 还有地方标准.
检查
To ensure that the university’s policy for a safe and healthy environment is carried out, periodic inspections are conducted of campus facilities. The goal is to reduce accidents and injuries by eliminating safety and health hazards and eliminate unsafe practices among employees by conducting annual inspections of all university facilities. 检查也确保符合OSHA, 美国, 国家卫生研究院, 疾病预防控制中心, EPA和适用的州和地方法规. Certain high-risk areas, such as laboratories, may be inspected more frequently. Written reports listing the problems discovered and recommended corrective actions are sent to the Director of 物理工厂. 通常, 迫在眉睫的危险必须立即纠正, serious hazards within 30 days and non-serious hazards within 60 days. Departments are expected to use their own funds to correct minor problems or seek a budget adjustment for more expensive undertakings. 检查 are conducted by the IHL Risk Management Office to ensure that deficiencies are corrected.
In addition to the formal inspections of laboratories, 学生宿舍, academic and administrative buildings conducted by IHL, individual departments are strongly encouraged to establish their own periodic inspection schedule.
书面安全规则和程序
Written rules and regulations set standards for safe work practices, 建立纪律处分的基础, and demonstrate good intent and program control to regulatory agencies. 已经为员工制定了安全程序.
Ensuring that employees and 学生 receive proper safety training is an important function of the safety program. All DSU employees and 学生 must be trained in the proper use of equipment and materials before using them. 院长, 部门的椅子, and supervisors are responsible for ensuring that employees are adequately trained in safety practices. Professors are responsible for training 学生 exposed to hazardous conditions.
Training is to be conducted when a new employee is hired or transferred to a new job, 安装新设备时, 分配新任务, or any time a lack of employee knowledge or skill is creating accidents or hazards. Annual refresher or special training may also be required. 例如, respirator use requires annual training and special training is required whenever respirators, 程序, 或者身体特征发生变化. Supervision is responsible for ensuring that employees possess the necessary knowledge and skills to safely operate machinery and equipment in their area.
事故调查
人力资源经理, in coordination with the Director of 设施管理 and appropriate supervisors, 调查与工作有关的事故和事件, 确定原因, and recommends corrective actions to eliminate or minimize the potential reoccurrence of an accident. All employee accident reports are filed with the 人力资源 Department and a copy of the First Report of Injury is sent to the Workers’ Compensation Provider (AMFED) for review.
Emphasis is placed on the importance of reporting all accidents and incidents to supervisors, whether or not they result in personal injuries or property damage. A “near miss” can alert a supervisor to a dangerous situation and allow for corrective action before a serious accident occurs. Accident investigations are based on fact-finding, not faultfinding.
承建商及供应商
Contractors are expected to abide by applicable federal and 状态 regulations while on campus. Contractors must take steps to protect the health and safety of employees, 学生, 和来访者一起工作. Contractors must enforce safety rules among their employees and obey university safety rules. The contract between the university and a contractor contains safety compliance as an unalterable condition. DSU administration is responsible for enforcing compliance has the authority to shut down work that is deemed an imminent hazard.
