Happy New Year and welcome back!
We are looking forward to a wonderful Spring semester. With your safety in mind, I would like to take a moment to remind students, faculty and staff of the institutional process in the event of an incident (occupational exposure)/accident while on campus.
Work Related Accidents and Injuries
- If an injury or illness occurs on campus, go to Health Services for medical attention.
- An incident report will be completed while at Health Services.
- No claim for worker’s compensation may be processed without such an incident report which must, by law, be filed within 30 days of the incident.
- In the case of a medical emergency where an ambulance is called, report to Health Services upon return to work.
Employee Rights and Responsibilities under State OSHA law
- As an employee of the college, you have the right to ask questions related to potential safety and health conditions in your work area.
- Such issues should be directed to the Department of Environmental Health and Safety at (518) 629-7163 or (518) 629-7787.
- Or, you can report the issue to the college Safety Committee. Please click here for the online form.
- At a minimum, all college employees must have safety orientation training provided by the Department of Environmental Health and Safety.
- Additional environmental health and safety training may be required based on your job responsibilities and will be provided.
Employee Return from Illness, Injury, Hospitalization or Surgery
- When returning from any protracted illness or injury, all employees must report first to Health Services to submit a physician’s clearance to resume job duties for review by the director of Health Services and/or the college physician. This process is necessary to protect both the college and the employee. In general, “light duty” is not allowed.
Be an advocate for your own health and reach out of needed.
Kind regards,
Claudine Potvin-Giordano
Director
Health Services