Introduction

The intent of the Additional Duty Safety Officer (ADSO) program is to ensure that each department has an employee responsible for the day-to-day safety of its employees.

The ADSO for each department will act as the point of contact for Risk Management.  The ADSOs will inform Risk Management of concerns/issues within their departments, and Risk Management will communicate the policies, procedures, regulations, and standards to the University community through the ADSOs.

Meetings

The Director of Environmental, Safety & Health will hold regular (generally at least quarterly) meetings with all ADSOs to provide training, communicate new Risk Management policies, and to solicit feedback.  Notifications of these meetings will be sent out via email to the ADSOs currently on the list maintained by Risk Management.

If you are an ADSO and were unable to addent the last meeting, a video of the meeting is available online for viewing.  Please contact Risk Management for information on accessing this video.

New Employee Safety Orientation

New employees should all participate in the New Employee Orientation conducted by Human Resources, which includes basic safety infromation applicable to all employees.  In addition, ADSOs should provide department/workplace specific training and information for all new employees. The safety orientation checklist is available to help the ADSO go over basic safety rules and information with the new employee.

New Employee Checklist