SAFETY COMMITTEE AUTHORITY

Responsibilities:

The Safety Committee will meet monthly and minutes of each meeting shall be recorded and distributed.

Membership includes;  Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, Public Safety, Facilities, Human Resources, Risk Management, Residence Life, Chemistry, Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Director of Environmental Health & Radiation Safety - Chair

Safety Committee functions:

1. Review written safety policies and procedures, evaluate the effectiveness of these policies and procedures, and recommend changes where required.

2. Committee members shall work together to develop and implement safety rules and practices, and to perform builidng inspections to identify and safety hazards.

3. Serve as the information sharing forum for important safety related issues. Members should inform their respective departments of implemented policies and procedures. Safety Committee minutes are the official documentation of safety reporting mechanisms.

4. Report unsafe conditions and practice3s to the appropriate department for repair or remediation, review and investigate occupational injuries and illnesses, and contribute ideas and suggestions for improvement of safety.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

An effective Safety Program is mandated by Federal, State, and local Regulations.   The effectiveness of a safety program is dependent upon institutional acceptance of responsibility, and upon support for necessary actions.  An active, effective Safety Committee is one component of an effective program and is the mechanism chosen by the University of the Sciences to provide an environment that has a risk level that is as low as reasonably achievable.