Maintain and support local safety committees within each department
or organizational unit to:
Solicit input from employees and students.
Establish local safety objectives.
Coordinate the achievement of those objectives.
Make our concern for safety visible to every employee and student in
our organization.
Make safety an integral part of our everyday work.
Help coordinate the reporting and investigation of all incidents and
injuries.
Reduce the number of injuries to students, particularly injuries due
to cuts and punctures. This will be accomplished by means of
increased training, improvements in work procedures, and control of
hazards.
Provide training, improve work procedures, and control hazards in order to
reduce injuries from the following sources:
Slips, trips and falls.
Animals, particularly cattle.
Overexertion and repetitive motion.
Back injuries.
Motor vehicle accidents.
Machinery, equipment, and chemicals.
Provide training to help employees and students deal with the
emerging problem of workplace violence.
