In May, 2006, President
Miller approved a resolution that dissolved the
Faculty Senate’s Safety and Environmental Health
Committee in favor of establishing a University
Safety and Health Committee in accordance with
Section 31-40v of the Connecticut General
Statutes, which require that all state agencies
covered under the worker’s compensation laws of
the State of Connecticut establish a safety and
health committee.
Regulation 31-0v-1 through
31-40v-11 specify the rules for “establishing
and administering committees which will bring
employers and employees together in a
non-adversarial, cooperative, and effective
effort to promote safety and health at each
worksite.”
The
Committee’s role is to share ideas with the
University administration regarding safety;
accident and illness prevention programs;
training in the identification and reduction of
workplace hazards; and safety and health
education.
The
University Safety and Health Committee has
representatives from all employee groups -
AAUP; SUOAF; Administrative and
Residual ; Administrative-Clerical;
Protective Services; and Maintenance and
Service - as well as members of university
management; the Office of Environmental
Health and Safety; the CCSU Public Safety
Department; and the Student Government
Association.
The Safety and Health Committee wants to
know of your concerns, and we welcome your
comments and suggestions for how we
can maintain a safe and healthy campus
community. Please feel free to e-mail the
Committee at
safetyhealthcommittee@ccsu.edu.
All e-mails will be addressed at the
committee's regularly scheduled meetings and
you will receive a response.
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