SECTION IV: SPECIFIC
SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
FACULTY
Related WACs
WAC 132Q-94-010: "....the
board of trustees of the Washington State Community College District 17
expresses its firm commitment to the safety and health of its students and
employees. The board further recognizes
the importance of students and employees developing safe work habits,
particularly in the areas of equipment and machinery operation, and in the
handling of potentially hazardous chemical substances."
WAC 132Q-94-020: "Adoption
of these health and safety rules by the board of trustees is based on the
following standards:
1.
The possibility of
accidental injury to an individual exists at all times and in all places and no place of work nor any human activity is exempt from the
possibility of accidents.
2.
All community
college safety programs are for the benefit of both the Washington State
Community College District 17 and the individual students enrolled within the
institution. There is no conflict of
interests between the students and the college in the area of an accident
prevention program; through accident prevention, everyone benefits.
3.
Accident
prevention requires both organization and education, consisting largely of the
desire to provide and maintain an environment free of hazards through
institution of a common-sense safety program and the determination to carry out
the program effectively.
4.
Effective accident
prevention includes instructor leadership, student cooperation, effective
organization, thorough training, and good supervision."
WAC
132Q-94-120: Prohibiting Unsafe Acts or
Unhealthful Practices
"Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit an
instructor or supervisor form immediately prohibiting an unsafe practice which
is not specifically outlined in this chapter.
Any violation of sound health and safety practices not specifically
enumerated in this chapter shall not be permitted, and the instructor or
supervisor in charge may prohibit such practices."
Chapter 131-16
WAC,
"Prior to employment of candidates to perform
professional services in
1)
Scholarship and/or technical skill that represents appropriate study,
training, and skills in the proposed area of assignment,
2)
Expertise as a practitioner as evidenced by reports of former associates
and supervisors....
5)
The ability to perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with the
goals of the institution and the community and technical college system, and
6) Personal characteristics that contribute to the ability to promote the welfare
of students, the institution, and the state of
SPECIFIC FACULTY SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
CCS faculty, both full-time and adjunct, are hired as
knowledgeable and highly qualified individuals in their field of instruction
with the expectation that the scholarship and/or technical skills they possess
at the time of hire include those which will enable them to set a good example
and provide hazard warnings and proper instruction regarding safe and
environmentally correct practices appropriate to the specific classroom/shop
environment in which they teach.
The supervisor to whom the adjunct faculty member reports
(generally the department chair) is to ensure they possess a workable knowledge
of CCS emergency procedures. As needed,
the supervisor is to provide adjunct faculty with hazard warnings and safety
training specific to the hazards they will encounter in the CCS classroom,
laboratory or shop setting in which they will be teaching.
1.
Each instructor,
whether full-time or adjunct, is responsible for the safe conduct of his/her
class, and is to explain any hazards that might be involved, the rules to be
followed, and the precautions to be observed.
The briefing may be short or long, depending on the nature of the class
and the hazards involved. It may be
given on the first day of the class or as the class reach that phase of the
course, whichever is appropriate.
2.
As a minimum, all
classroom instructors are required to explain CCS emergency procedures to their
students, including facility evacuation procedures: route to be taken to exit the building;
points of assembly after exiting the facility; plans for evacuation of persons
of disability, etc.
3.
Where the
instructional environment brings students into physical proximity with
machinery, electrical circuits, biologicals, radioactive substances, chemicals,
flammables, intense heat, gases under pressure, excavations, scaffolding,
ladders, and other hazards, the instructor is to ensure that appropriate safety
training and hazard warnings are provided students (e.g., in courses conducted
in laboratories, shops, some physical education classes, etc.).
4.
Instructors are to
conduct regular, although informal safety surveys and inspections of their
areas. Minor hazards noted should be
immediately corrected; hazards of more major consequence should be referred to
the faculty members supervisor and may, as
appropriate, require completion of a Building Improvement Request or a
Hazardous Condition Report form. It is
recommended, but not required, that these safety surveys/inspections be
documented.
5.
The CCS Accidnet/Incident
Report form is to be completed at the time of any and all injuries and/or
accidents occurring on the premises of or during Community Colleges of Spokane
related activities, regardless of the severity of the injury. When the accident and/or injury involves a student
in a classroom or shop, the faculty member is to ensure that this form has been
completed within 24 hours of the event and routed through the established
channels, and that his/her administrator has been notified of the incident. In the case of severe accidents or injuries,
notification should be more immediate (e.g., via telephone).
(Refer also to the section of this document entitled
SPECIFIC SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES: All
CCS Employees.)