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Safety on Campus

The OSU-Cascades Safety Committee functions as a vital element of the Oregon State University Safety Program as required by Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. The Committee reviews OSU-Cascades Campus internal safety policies and procedures, encourages positive safety attitudes and performance, and serves as the forum for addressing issues affecting the health and safety of all campus faculty, staff, students and visitors.

Feedback from the Community on Safety Issues

We would like to encourage the OSU-Cascades community to provide feedback for the committee on safety policies, concerns, or comments.

Please send us an email at cascades.safety@osucascades.edu, detailing your comment, location of safety concern (if applicable), and contact information so that we may respond to you.

Committee Members

The committee consists of members from all partner institutions, and from specialized areas of study.

Chair: Ron Reuter, OSU

Members:

Patrick Ball, U of O (Science)
Rob McDilda, COCC
Kira Lueck, OSU
Sandie Franklin, OSU 
Sandy Brooke, OSU
Inti Duran, OSU-Cascades Student Representative

Meetings of the Safety Committee are held monthly, and include safety inspections of all OSU-Cascades facilities and accident investigations.

 

The annual audit schedule is as follows:

Fall Term - Cascades Hall offices

Winter Term - Cascades Hall classrooms and Newberry Hall offices

Spring Term - Chandler classrooms and offices

 

Minutes are available for staff and faculty in the Outlook public safety folder.


Safety Links

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OR-OSHA)
OSU Environmental Health and Safety
COCC Safety Committee
OSU Safety Procedures Handbook

OSU Report of Accident/Illness Form Instructions

By the Numbers

935

enrolled students, including 764 upper division and graduate students, and 171 attending classes at COCC

274

students engaged in internships, practicums and study abroad programs with businesses, organizations and agencies in Central Oregon and around the world in 2011

15

students on average in upper-division courses

50%

of graduates are first in their family to attend college (2010)

81%

of students are from Central Oregon. 14% are from other Oregon communities. 5% are from out of state

45%

of students transfer from COCC

50%

of students plan to live and work in Central Oregon after graduating (2010)

1,700

degrees awarded since founding in 2001

$1.7m

awarded in scholarships since 2001 through the OSU Foundation

1,200

community members attended lectures in Central Oregon presented by OSU faculty researchers from Bend and Corvallis