The University of New Haven is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors. In an effort to meet this commitment, the university has developed a Work Place Safety Program focused on improving safety.  Although EVERYONE IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY, we must always strive to be safety conscious and report unsafe conditions immediately.  In the unfortunate event that an accident, incident or near miss occurs, accurate and timely reporting is essential to help improve safety by identifying the root cause and prevent/reduce future occurrences.

CALL 911 FOR ALL EMERGENCIES!

To report an Accident, Incident or Near-Miss, click on the link below:

Accident, Incident, Near-Miss Report Form

Reporting

When an accident, incident or near miss is reported, injured persons receive timely medical care, unsafe conditions are quickly corrected, and the scene is preserved for review of potential claims. Incidents are reviewed to identify trends, effectiveness of current safety programs, and how to prevent similar incidents from reoccurring.

All accidents, incidents or near misses must be reported within 24 hours by clicking on the link below. 

Accident, Incident, Near-Miss Report Form

Sections 1&2 in the form may be completed by the person affected by the incident, a witness, a supervisor, or an instructor. Once the form is completed, it must be sent to the Environmental Health and Safety representatives at ehs.safety@newhaven.edu. For those individuals who do not have access to a computer, the supervisor or instructor may also scan any handwritten forms and email them to ehs.safety@newhaven.edu. Once the form has been received by the Environmental Health and Safety representatives, they will then review the form and investigate the incident. The individual who completed section 1&2 may be contacted by Environmental Health and Safety representatives involved in the investigation. ASSIGNING BLAME IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM.  

Investigation

The University of New Haven Workplace Safety Program reviews information obtained in sections 1 & 2 of the Accident, Incident, and Near-Miss Report Form to determine if further investigation is needed. The goal of the investigation is to identify the root cause(s) of the incident and develop corrective actions that can be taken to prevent future occurrences. 

The Environmental Health and Safety investigation team will complete their investigation and share the findings with the Safety Committee and all others employees involved. The involved parties will then sign off on all agreed upon corrective/preventative actions to help prevent future occurrences.

Send any completed forms to:

Email: ehs.safety@newhaven.edu

The University of New Haven has developed a Hazard Assessment Form aimed to proactively address hazards associated with any new process or specific tasks.  This form will assist in determining if additional safeguards or precautions may be warranted such as:

• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Limit working alone
• Using a less hazardous process or material.
• Building modification (no modifications are allowed without prior review and approval from the Facilities Department).
• Denying activity
• Additional Training

This assessment requires input from staff, department heads, EH & S, Facilities & Risk Management.

Hazard Assessment Form

Accident – includes all sudden or non-sudden events that cause personal injury. Even “minor” injuries such as cuts or sprains are considered accidents. If in doubt, treat a situation as if it were an accident.

Incident -defined as an unplanned event that does not result in personal injury but may result in property damage or is worthy of recording.

Near Miss – Potential incident where no property was damaged and no personal injury sustained, but where, given a slight shift in time or position, damage and/or injury easily could have occurred.

Laboratory – a room used primarily for formally or regularly scheduled classes that require special purpose equipment or specific room configuration for student participation, experimentation, observation or practice in an academic discipline.

• Areas defined as laboratory space for the purpose of this policy include classrooms and workspaces within Computer Design, Ceramics, Painting, Print Making, Sculpting, Welding, and Woodworking.

Supervisor – A supervisor may be a dean, department head, director, manager, administrator or any other faculty or staff person who is in charge of one or more individuals.

Human Resources

Iris Calovine
Email: iCalovine@newhaven.edu
Phone: 203-932-7297

Public Safety

Christopher Reed
Email: creed@newhaven.edu
Phone: 203-932-7010

Workplace Safety Policy

Hazard Assessment Form

Human Resources 

University Department of Public Safety

OSHA

All fillable forms must be downloaded prior to filling them out. Filling them out and then downloading will lead to a loss of information.