Environmental Health and Safety Committee

The Environmental Health and Safety Committee is established to:

Promote health and safety in Keene State workplaces
Advise the campus on environmental, health, and safety issues
Support campus compliance with applicable environmental, health and safety regulations
Recommend initiatives which will enhance the health and safety of faculty, staff, students and the general public while at Keene State College
Suggest updates to the College Emergency Operations Plan and risk mitigation strategies to the President and the Cabinet

This committee meets the requirements of New Hampshire Department of Labor regulations (Chapter 281-A Workers’ Compensation Section 281-A:64).

Membership

Membership will include representation of the administration, faculty, staff and student body and shall include:

Two faculty and one adjunct faculty representatives representing the areas of Arts, Sciences and Academic Affairs;
Two representatives from the Operating Staff, on of which shall be from the Facilities Department;
One or two student representatives, one of which shall be from the SOHAS or Construction Safety Sciences Program;
One representative from Community Living;
Other members of the campus community who would like to serve on the committee;
One representative from each union.

Membership shall include equal representation from Management and employees, or more representation from employees if there is an odd number:

Management designees from the following departments:

This membership complies with the administrative rules for safety programs and joint loss management committees, Chapter RSA.281-A.

Responsibilities:

Shall actively promote environmental, health and safety practices;
Shall provide an open forum for free discussion of both accident problems and preventive measures;
Shall meet at least quarterly to carry out their duties and responsibilities;
Shall assist with the identification of necessary environmental, safety and health training for employees;
Shall complete a full facility inspection once per year;
Review previous meeting minutes and follow up on recommendations made by the Committee;
Review accident reports, generate recommendations for safety standards and rules and assign responsibilities and target dates for implementation;
Communicate to employees and students the Committee’s mission and activities as well as current safety programs and policies;
Review health and safety project proposals and make recommendations for funding and/or appropriate follow up to other resources;
Advocate for the resolution of ADA compliance issues that have risen to the level of a health and safety concern;
Report to the Committee safety concerns or issues brought forward by individuals from the campus community.