Committees

Security and Safety Committee

Lee College Comprehensive Safety Plan

1. Safety Plan
   
   Lee CollegeGoal 8 is: We will maintain a safe and inviting physical environment. This plan is designed to support that goal by providing a comprehensive approach for a safe College for all members of the campus community.
   
   Our objective for the safety program will be to reduce injuries to a minimum; but we will strive for zero accidents and injuries. Our Safety program will include:
   
   1. Inspections to identify and eliminate unsafe conditions or practices
   2. Appropriate training of personnel in good safety practices
   3. Use of necessary personal protective equipment
   4. Mechanical and physical safeguards for equipment, wherever necessary
   5. Strong encouragement and support of employees and, where appropriate, students using safe practices
   6. Prompt investigations of accidents to ascertain causes and make recommendations, where feasible, to prevent recurrence of those causes
      
      
2. Responsibility
   1. The Dean of Administrative Services is assigned responsibility for coordinating environmental health and safety, including the annual update to this plan.
   2. All functional area supervisors are responsible for helping to achieve an effective safety program. Thus, for this safety program to work, supervisors must also regularly convey strong support for it. Supervisors also are expected to 1) provide the safeguards necessary to have safe conditions 2) ensure that operations are performed safely.
   3. Employee and, where appropriate, students are responsible for practicing safety, while in performance of duties or (in the case of students) attending classes.
      
      
3. Duties
   1. The Dean of Administrative Services will:
      • Annually evaluate and update this plan and, in conjunction with other Deans, recommend changes for improvement.
      • Provide oversight of the safety program in the Administrative Services area. This safety program will include, as a minimum, items 1 through 6 of Section I above.
      • Share with other Deans pertinent information concerning safety and accident prevention.
        
   2. Other Deans will:
      • Provide oversight of the safety program in their respective areas. This safety program will include, as a minimum, items 1 through 6 of Section I above.
      • Share with other Deans pertinent information concerning safety and accident prevention.
        
   3. The Human Resource Officer will:
      • Receive all accident reports.
      • Handle required reporting to other agencies
        
   4. Employees will:
      • Follow accepted safety practices.
      • Report to supervisor safety hazards observed.
      • Correct safety hazards immediately, where possible.
      • Maintain tools and equipment in safe working order or replace defective items.
      • Make suggestion for improving safety procedures.
      • Assist in investigations of accidents or other incidents involving safety problems.
      • Attend safety meetings and training.
      • Report all injuries to the supervisor immediately.
        
        
4. Emergency Response
   
   Life threatening emergencies are covered in the brochure entitled “Lee College Emergency Procedures.” The Dean of Administrative Services publishes this document annually. Copies are distributed to all employees and passed out to students during registration.
   
   
5. Implementation
   
   Implementation of this plan is delegated to the Deans. Suggestions for implementation include, but are not limited to, the following:
   
   • Periodic safety meetings and training. These sessions may be part of another meeting; but they should be documented in the meeting minutes. Of particular importance is coverage of the use of available safety equipment in laboratories and other hazardous areas. Equally significant is familiarizing employees with emergency evacuation procedures. Other suggested topics include, among others, results of safety inspections, review of accident investigations, vehicle safety, hazard communication, lifting procedures, and suggestions for improving safety. The definition of periodic is left to the Dean; however, as a minimum, safety should be included as a topic during in service or other employee meetings conducted at the start of each Fall and Spring semester.
   • Annual inspections by both supervisors and employees of work areas to jointly identify and mitigate unsafe conditions. Inspections should be documented.
   • Tracking of hazard corrections. Changes implemented should be documented.
   • Sharing of information among functional areas. The forum for this exchange may be the President’s Council or other meeting, at which College Deans, or their designated representatives, are in attendance. Such information sharing should be documented in meeting minutes.
   • Careful review of all building modifications in order to ensure easy egress in the event of fire or other emergency.