Promoting Safe Practices

The ultimate responsibility for Maine Maritime Academy’s safety and environmental health rests with the President. The President has delegated to the Vice President of Administration, Finance and Governmental Relations, Provost, Chairpersons and Directors the responsibility for health and safety education and monitoring within their respective units. Everyone with supervisory responsibility will be expected to take the initiative so that healthy and safe working conditions are maintained, and to request the assistance of the Director of Safety and Security as necessary to ensure a healthy and safe working environment. The Director of Safety and Security and the Director of Administrative Operations and Compliance will provide specific guidance in assuring compliance with all laws, regulations and standards related to environmental health and safety in the workplace.
 

Safety Committee:

The local responsibility for safety training and compliance lies with the Chairpersons and Directors who will have the option of serving or designating one person to serve as the department safety coordinator in his/her place. The names of the safety coordinators will be provided to the Director of Safety and Security and will be part of the campus wide Safety Committee. The Director of Safety and Security will chair the Maine Maritime Academy’s Safety Committee and provide appropriate training to the safety coordinators. Safety Committee meetings will be convened monthly by the Director of Safety and Security and, along with various safety coordinator participation, will help to foster safety awareness and ensure necessary education and training, as well as a healthy working environment, for faculty, staff and students in the respective departments.
 

Safety Checklists:

To facilitate the conduct of proper health and safety practices at Maine Maritime Academy, the Director of Safety and Security will develop and provide appropriate self-audit checklists for each department based on safety practices outlined and specified in the Academy Safety Policy Manual. Each safety coordinator will conduct a brief monthly inspection of every workspace in his/her department and will ensure that the checklists are completed and submitted to the Director of Safety and Security.

 
All individuals within each workspace hold the responsibility to follow proper safety procedures as outlined in each checklist and to report unsafe practices to the department head. Safety coordinators will review each checklist and discuss potential problem areas or potential violations of health and safety rules, regulations and standards with responsible faculty, staff and students before submitting checklists to the Director of Safety and Security.
 

While potential problem areas or potential violations will be reported to the appropriate Chairperson or Director, the intended role of the safety coordinator is to prevent unsafe conditions to facilitate safety awareness and cooperation in the work environment through education by example. Prompt measures should be taken to correct any documented violations as informally as possible. The Director of Safety and Security will work with each department to ensure that problems are corrected as efficiently and quickly as possible.