Health and safety at PLU is both a right and responsibility. The
university has detailed those rights and responsibilities in our
written Occupational Health, Safety and Accident Prevention Program.
Supervisors in particular should become familiar with these policies
and procedures in order to effectively manage worksite safetytraining requirements and enforcement of safe work practices.
Work Injuries
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries requires
employers to record work related injuries and illnesses. If you are
injured while working at PLU, please complete an Injury Report. The
injury report alerts the university that there may be a claim to
process. It also alerts the Environmental Health & Safety Manager and
Safety Committee to possible hazards.
Report Hazards
Please report physical hazards to Plant Services in the form of a work
order request. Requests may be made online (preferred) or by telephoning
the Plant Services office at x7380.
Some physical hazards require significant labor or financial
investments to correct. You must submit a proposal to your Vice
President for approval and allocation of funding for projects. You may
also ask your safety committee representative to submit the project for
the EHS request list.
Report other hazards, such as improperly functioning equipment, unsafe co-workers, and inadequate procedures to your supervisor.
You may also submit a Safety Hazard Reporting Form to the Environmental
Health & Safety Manager. Reports received by the Environmental
Health & Safety Manager will be reviewed by the Safety Committee,
which may make recommendations for correcting the hazard.
