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• List of ISP Certified Safety Programs
• Self-Audit Checklist
  

Promoting a Culture of Safety

It is the policy of Purdue University to integrate environmental health and safety into all operations. Environmental Health and Safety Compliance (IV.A.4) Policy authorized the Health and Safety Compliance Officer (OSHA Officer) to assign environmental, health, safety and preparedness program responsibilities to units outside Physical Facilities (e.g., Human Resources, Risk Management, Student Health Services, business offices, academic departments, etc.). Policy IV.A.4 requires Purdue University faculty, staff, students, contractors and, on the Fort Wayne campus, Indiana University faculty comply with environmental, health, safety and preparedness laws and regulations issued by federal, state and local agencies. The policy also designates Regional OSHA Officers to assist the OSHA Officer in carrying out environmental, health, safety and preparedness compliance programs locally at the Calumet, North Central, and Fort Wayne campuses. In addition, IV.A.4 requires the formation of safety and emergency preparedness committees to provide a mechanism for indemnification from regulatory fines.

With the concurrence of the Vice President for Research, the University OSHA Officer is also authorized to certify a safety program. The Integrated Safety Plan (ISP) is the safety program developed to provide a mechanism to cooperate with the OSHA Officer. The ISP assists in communication of EHS issues across the organization and calls for departmental level safety committees, and individual self-audits. The ISP provides indemnification from regulatory fines for units with a certified safety program. Radiological and Environmental Management (REM) acts as an agent of the OSHA Compliance Officer to certify a safety program.

An ISP certified safety program must have the following elements:

• Regular safety committee meetings
• Means of communicating safety issues to the department in a timely manner
• Upper administrative support for safety
• Self-audits for all areas (e.g., laboratories, shops, storage and common areas)
• Abatement of deficiencies found during the self-audits
• An annual safety program audit and walk-through by REM
• Recommendation for ISP certification renewal from REM

Implementing the Integrated Safety Plan in your department begins with a safety committee that serves as a source of safety information for staff and requires the support of directors, deans, and administrators. Committees should meet regularly to provide an opportunity for self-evaluation as well as time to discuss emerging safety issues and accident trends. REM staff are available to help facilitate these meetings if needed. REM will also assist with the hazard assessment, review the Integrated Safety Plan Self Audit Checklists, monitor regulatory compliance, and provide other EHS services.

Measures used to determine success are based on criteria that include the formation or expansion of a departmental safety committee that consistently communicates EHS information in a timely fashion. The desired outcomes of the ISP are:

1. Integrate environmental health and safety into Purdue’s learning, discovery, and engagement
   mission
2. Promote individual accountability for safety and regulatory compliance
3. Ensure a proactive system is in place to address environmental health and safety issues
4. Improve the level and consistency of regulatory compliance
5. Reduce employee injury rates through timely and effective communication and training

REM will evaluate the ISP process and results on a continuing basis and adjust the implementation plan as needed. REM will use the feedback received from departments, shared information, and accident and injury statistics as a measure of the success in achieving the desired outcomes of the ISP. REM will work with departments to develop criteria that best meet the shared goals of university compliance and departmental needs. To set up a safety committee, contact REM to schedule a meeting where a REM representative can review the requirements of the ISP and assist in developing or expanding your safety committee to encompass the ISP.

ISP Certified Safety Programs

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