The SCC Environmental Health and Safety Committee's purpose is to promote safety awareness and practice throughout
the SCC Community. To that end, we act as a clearinghouse for campus safety concerns; we provide assistance and
support in the ongoing implementation of the Community Colleges of Spokane accident prevention program; we encourage
fellow employees and students to follow established safety procedures; we monitor, advise, and support the overall
CCS Environmental Health and Safety program; and we strive to reduce accidents through identification of potential
hazards that could cause accidents, making recommendations for correction.
Our committee is made up of the designated campus safety officer, representatives from classified staff,
representatives from faculty, and a student representative.
Through the years the common practice has been to have twelve or more committee members, each assigned to a
specific building or physical area on the SCC campus. These members assume the responsibilities originally outlined
for appointed building safety representatives. Within that facility they represent the Environmental Health and
Safety Committee, serving as liaison between the committee and the building occupants and holding certain
specifically assigned responsibilities for the facility.
Each committee member represents a specific college facility and serves as the point of contact for safety
concerns, as brought to his or her attention via either building occupants and/or the college or unit safety
officer.
Committee members serve as liaison between the college or unit safety officer, facility supervisors, and
other college constituents.
Committee members maintain the safety bulletin board within their respective facility
Committee members conduct annual safety inspections within their respective facility. These inspections are
documented on the
Building Self-inspection Safety
Survey form,
with copies routed as indicated on the form upon completion of the survey.
Committee members may be asked by the safety officer to participate as team member in accomplishing additional
inspections of those campus areas determined to have a higher potential for safety hazards.
Committee members may accept and/or conduct preliminary investigations of employee reports of specific
safety hazards, ensuring that appropriate parties are notified, including the building supervisor and the
safety officer.
Committee members maintain a supply of Accident/Incident Report and Hazardous Condition Report forms for use of
building occupants.
Committee members disseminate safety-related information to personnel within their assigned facility (e.g.,
postings on facility safety bulletin boards), as appropriate.
Committee members maintain designated first aid kit(s) and supplies within their assigned facility. (Note:
"Designated" refers to the first aid kit or kits officially designated as such for that building, by the college
or unit safety officer. Maintenance of other first aid kits within the facility is the responsibility of the
individual departments.)
Committee members maintain valid first-aid/CPR certification.
Committee members attend scheduled college or unit Environmental Health and Safety Committee meetings.