Safety yields improved performance for ASU

<p>ASU’s Environmental Health &amp; Safety (EH&amp;S) Department has reported a significant improvement in the university’s overall safety performance in terms of preventing occupational injuries and illnesses.</p><separator></separator><p>In 2009, ASU registered 117 injuries, that is 50 fewer injuries compared to the average 167 per year for the past five years.</p><separator></separator><p>Workdays lost to injuries and illnesses also improved by 30 percent over the same five-year span. ASU registered 1,040 workdays lost last year, compared to the average 1,497 since 2004.</p><separator></separator><p>Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the standardized rate of injuries and illness to 100 employees, ASU achieved a 33 percent improvement over the five-year average of 1.46.</p><separator></separator><p>In contrast to other colleges, universities and professional schools, ASU’s injuries rate equals 0.81, while the national average stands at 2.6 injuries and illnesses.</p><separator></separator><p>EH&amp;S attributes these significant improvements to three factors: the increase in manager and supervisor involvement in safety programs, heightened awareness of ASU community members to potential safety hazards, and improvements to EH&amp;S programs related to incident investigation.</p><separator></separator><p>Employees are encouraged to stay current on all safety training by logging on to <a href="http://uabf.asu.edu/ehs_training&quot; target="_blank">http://uabf.asu.edu/ehs_training</a>.</p&gt;