U f A Plicies and Prcedures On-Line (UAPPOL) Original Apprval Date: August 22, 2006 (frmerly a prcedure) Mst Recent Apprval Date: May 28, 2014 Parent Plicy: Envirnment, Health and Safety Plicy Envirnment, Health and Safety Plicy Appendix B: Envirnment, Health and Safety Respnsibilities Office f Administrative Respnsibility: Apprver: Office f Assciate Vice President, (Risk Management Services) Bard f Gvernrs (Bard Safety, Health and Envirnment Cmmittee) 1.0 INTRODUCTION This appendix identifies envirnment, health and safety respnsibilities t the University Cmmunity. 2.0 REQUIREMENTS (Certificatin/training, established prcedures, legislated requirement, best practice) Orientatin t the Envirnment, Health and Safety Management System (EHSMS). 3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES Members f the University Cmmunity may have multiple rles as described belw. 3.1 President Ensures an effective Envirnment, Health & Safety (EHS) Plicy exists, and that resurces are available t implement it Apprve and supprt the envirnment, health and safety gvernance mdel that includes Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety cmmittees Designate accuntability fr the verall management f the EHS plicy 3.2 Senir Administratrs Champin and demnstrate the Faculty/Prtfli cmmitment t envirnment, health and safety thrugh the fllwing activities: Disseminate envirnment, health and safety management initiatives Apprve and cmmunicate the annual Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety gals and plans Prvide leadership t Faculty members and Supervisrs n implementatin f the EHSMS Liaise with Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety cmmittees
U f A Plicies and Prcedures On-Line (UAPPOL) Ensure that envirnment, health and safety frms an integral part f the design, cnstructin, purchase and maintenance f all, equipment and wrk prcesses Facilities and Operatins ensure that envirnment, health and safety frms an integral part f the design, cnstructin, purchase and maintenance f all buildings. Prvide resurces and supprt t implement and maintain the EHSMS within faculties and peratinal units Establish and spnsr the Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety cmmittees Mnitr the peratin and effectiveness f the U f A - EHSMS and prvide feedback and recmmendatins n system changes t the Assciate Vice-President, Risk Management Services (AVP-RMS) Participate r assign a designate t be a member f the University EHS Senir Administratrs Cmmittee 3.3 University Envirnment, Health and Safety Senir Administratrs Cmmittee Chaired by the AVP-RMS Members f the University EHS Senir Administratrs Cmmittee, are the Chairs f the Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety cmmittees Recmmend initiatives t prmte participatin in envirnment, health and safety cmmittees, cllabrative wrk and cntinuus imprvement in health and safety Mnitr the implementatin and peratin f the U f A EHSMS thrugh the reprting f annual Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety gals and plans Identify pprtunities and recmmend changes t supprt the cntinuus imprvement f the U f A EHSMS and t supprt its implementatin and peratin within departments 3.4 Faculty/Prtfli Envirnment, Health and Safety Cmmittees Senir Administratr and/r their designate chair the Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety cmmittees Lead the implementatin f the U f A EHSMS fr the represented Faculty/Prtfli Identify pprtunities and recmmend envirnment, health and safety management initiatives Cmmunicate the annual Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety gals and plans t AVP (RMS) Prmte and encurage the university cmmunity t participate in envirnment, health and safety initiatives Make recmmendatins t Senir Administratrs n hw t reslve envirnment, health and safety cncerns Prepare a Faculty/Prtfli annual reprt describing verarching trends, incidents, mitigatin strategies and lessns learned. 3.5 Faculty Members and Supervisrs Cnduct a hazard assessment f the wrkplace in cperatin with staff and implement related cntrl measures tgether with Standard Operating Prcedures (SOPs)
U f A Plicies and Prcedures On-Line (UAPPOL) Mnitr the wrkplace t ensure all cntrl measures are in place Review and revise hazard assessments as required Lead the implementatin f envirnment, health and safety initiatives Prvide wrkplace rientatin t new r reassigned staff Determine training needs fr staff and prvide r arrange fr training Assess cmpetency f staff prir t assigning duties Reprt and investigate all incidents and near misses. Implement crrective measures Encurage staff participatin n envirnment, health and safety cmmittees Inspect wrkplace fr and prmptly crrect hazardus behavirs and cnditins Stp wrk where unsafe practices r cnditins exist Maintain recrds f envirnment, health and safety related activities Share wrksite related envirnment, health and safety infrmatin with staff and/r students Review and address wrkplace envirnment, health and safety cncerns frm staff and/r students Evaluate and reprt n the implementatin f the EHSMS t envirnment, health and safety designates r ther members f the Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety cmmittee. 3.6 Envirnment, Health and Safety Designate Supprts the implementatin f the U f A EHSMS Participate as a member f the Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety cmmittee Make recmmendatins n wrkplace hazards and cntrls within the department Cntribute t the annual Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety gals and plans Cnsult with supervisrs, Faculty/Prtfli envirnment, health and safety cmmittee, and the Department f Envirnment, Health and Safety as necessary t reslve envirnment, health and safety cncerns 3.7 University Cmmunity Cmply with the University s Envirnment, Health and Safety Plicy Cmplete required wrkplace envirnment, health and safety training and incrprate this training int wrkplace activities Reprt unsafe wrkplace behaviurs r cnditins Reprt incidents and near misses and participate in incident investigatins as required Participate in wrkplace envirnment, health and safety activities Cperate with wrkplace envirnment, health and safety initiatives Wrk safely and prtect the safety f thers
U f A Plicies and Prcedures On-Line (UAPPOL) 3.8 Department f Envirnment, Health and Safety Demnstrate a cmmitment t create a culture f health and safety thrugh the fllwing activities: O Advise the University Cmmunity f its respnsibilities pertaining t the EHS plicy. Liaise with the applicable regulatry agencies n behalf f the university. Administer licenses and permits as per applicable legislatin and University plicy. Develp and administer envirnment, health and safety training. Manage, cllect and dispse f mst hazardus waste. Develp prgram evaluatin tls t review the EHSMS against established prcedures. Mnitr cmpliance t U f A EHSMS prcedures, applicable legislatin and best practices Reprt annually n the implementatin f the EHSMS t the AVP-RMS Cnsult with the university cmmunity n hazard management. Cllect, interpret and reprt n envirnment, health and safety data t the university cmmunity and regulatry agencies Manage and crdinate the University s respnse t emergencies Lead r assist the investigatin f reprtable incidents Prvide supprt t Envirnment Health and Safety Senir Administratrs Cmmittee, faculty/prtfli envirnment, health and safety cmmittees and health and safety designates. Maintain training f EHS staff t the levels apprpriate t the expectatins f the psitin Retain the authrity t enter all University wrk sites Infrm the Chief Envirnment, Health and Safety Officer n envirnment, health and safety nncmpliance issues DEFINITIONS Any definitins listed in the fllwing table apply t this dcument nly with n implied r intended institutin-wide use. [ Tp] University Cmmunity Envirnment, Health and Safety Management System (EHSMS) Senir Administratr All current University emplyees and nn-emplyees, and anyne residing n campus A University f Alberta framewrk that reflects best practice fr rganizing envirnment, health and safety plicy, assignment f accuntabilities, and related prcedures. The framewrk reflects integrated prcesses, clear accuntabilities with rles and respnsibilities. President, Vice-Presidents, Deans and Chairs, Assciate Vice- Presidents, Executive Directrs, Directrs
U f A Plicies and Prcedures On-Line (UAPPOL) Faculty / Prtfli (Department) Faculty Member Supervisr Unit Wrkplace Staff Student Envirnment, Health and Safety Designate Reprtable incidents Wrk site Faculty refers t all Faculties r Schls r Campuses that make up the University f Alberta. Prtfli refers t the six vice-presidential prtflis. Means a full-time faculty member (frm Categry A1.A r A1.5, includes Faculty, Administrative and Prfessinal Officer, Faculty Service Officer, Librarian) wh is emplyed at the University f Alberta under the terms and cnditins f the Bard/AASUA Agreement - Faculty Anyne with the authrity t direct the activities f anther persn. Entities that are part f the legal entity "The Gvernrs f the University f Alberta" This wuld include faculties, departments, schls, peratinal units such as parking services and husing and fd services, academic centres and institutes, and sme affiliated centres and institutes. On r ff campus lcatin where a member f the University cmmunity wrks including but nt limited t the fllwing: labratry, classrm, vehicle, ffice, shp, stre rm, farmland and research site, retail facility, A persn emplyed by the University f Alberta and defined under Recruitment Plicy (Appendix A) Definitin and Categries f Academic Staff and Clleagues r Recruitment Plicy (Appendix B) Definitin and Categries f Supprt Staff Means any student enrlled at the University f Alberta either full-time r part-time. The term student may be preceded by undergraduate r graduate r full-time fr clarificatin An individual utside f the Department f EHS wh is designated by the Faculty r Unit t be respnsible fr envirnment, health and safety matters. Any envirnment, health r safety incident that is required t be reprted t a regulatry bdy. Means a lcatin where a wrker is, r is likely t be, engaged in any ccupatin and includes any vehicle r mbile equipment used by a wrker in an ccupatin RELATED LINKS Shuld a link fail, please cntact uappl@ualberta.ca. [ TOP]