Chap 2 - Safety Administration and Responsibilities
- Wayne Martin
The Eastern Mennonite University Safety Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Vice President for Finance. The Safety Committee is responsible for overseeing policies, procedures, and monitoring compliance. The Committee serves
as a line of communication for the university stakeholders and community member regarding items of safety and security,
for reviewing safety and security concerns brought to its attention,
for recommending proposals to reduce or eliminate such problems,
to promote safety consciousness, and
to increase proficiency in safe practices throughout the university.
As directed by the VP for Finance, the Campus Safety Manager will coordinate the development and recommend policies and procedures compliant with safety and security best practices, industry, and governmental laws and regulations.
Composition
The Committee will include representatives from the significant university community constituencies. The members of the Committee selected because of related job responsibilities are as follows:
Vice President for Finance, Chair
Campus Safety Manager
Director of Residence Life
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Director of Facilities Management
Director of Human Resources
Director of Counseling Center
Athletic Trainer
Additional members may be added to the Committee, as appropriate, potentially representing the following constituencies:
Student representatives (appointed by the SGA)
Student activities, intramurals
Responsibilities
The Committee is responsible for
to enhance safety and security within the campus buildings and grounds,
monitoring compliance with written policies and procedures,
assessment and monitoring of the system of accident/incident reporting that includes a mechanism for investigating and evaluating all occurrences reported, for documenting the review of all such examinations and all plans for safety and security training,
promotion of safety and security awareness,
establishment of methods to measure the results of the safety program and periodic analysis to determine its effectiveness, and
establish procedures for handling safety recommendations.
Meetings
The Committee will schedule regular meetings quarterly and schedule additional meetings as necessary. The agenda for the regular meetings will include the following:
review the status of previous health and safety recommendations
review of accident/incident reports and other scheduled reports
assessment of training completed and planned
other matters brought by committee members for consideration
Reports
The Committee will develop and review a listing and schedule of reports documenting compliance with the University Safety Program aspects. The listing may include crime statistics, fire alarms/drills reports, fire department, building inspection reports, facilities management system maintenance reports, laboratory reports, workers’ compensation, accident reports, etc.