Workplace: All locations where University employees carry out their assigned job responsibilities. Workplaces may be occupied by faculty, staff, students, designated campus colleagues, contractors, volunteers, and visitors.
Workplace Health and Safety: Encompasses processes and programs designed to prevent injury and illness in the Workplace and maintain regulatory compliance, including management commitments; assignment of responsibility, authority, and accountability; hazard inspection and assessment; safety training; personal protective equipment; safety procedures; occupational health medical evaluation and surveillance; hazard, illness, and injury reporting; documentation; and regular program evaluation.
Retaliation: Occurs when an adverse action is taken against an individual for engaging in protected activity. Protected activity covered by this policy consists of (a) opposing conduct reasonably believed to violate an applicable health or safety statute or University policy; (b) filing or making a complaint (internal or external) about such practice; or (c) testifying, assisting, or participating in any manner in an investigation or other proceeding related to a complaint regarding health and safety.
Safety Compliance Units: Include Risk Management Services (RMS), Research Laboratory & Safety Services (RLSS), Occupational Health (OH), and any other University unit with oversight responsibility for Workplace Health and Safety.
University Community: Means any of the following individuals: (a) University student; (b) University employee; or (c) third party who is engaged in any University activity or program, or who is otherwise interacting with the University, including but not limited to volunteers, contractors, vendors, designated campus colleagues, visitors, and guests.
University Core Values: Integrity, Compassion, Exploration, Adaptation, Inclusion, Determination