Departmental management, supervisors, and employees all have specific responsibilities for keeping University work environments safe as required by CA state law and detailed in Stanford's Injury and Illness Prevention Program.

This webpage outlines the key safety responsibilities to be fulfilled locally at the departmental level and provides tools to assist managers and supervisors effectively maintain workplace safety.

1. Training
• General safety training for staff
• Job-specific safety training for staff
• Recordkeeping
2. Hazard/incident reporting and follow-up
• Reporting of workplace safety hazards and incidents
• Prompt medical treatment for workplace injuries
• Hazard/incident follow-up
3. Safety inspection/evaluation
• Workplace safety inspection
• Evaluating job safety hazards
• Recordkeeping
4. Hazard correction
• Schedule for correcting hazards
• Recordkeeping

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