Accident Prevention Plan

The goal of the UW Accident Prevention Plan is to provide core health and safety guidance that applies to all personnel at the University, along with a unit or department’s Supplemental Accident Prevention Plan, which is customized to address specific health and safety topics related to the worksites and job hazards within an individual unit or department. 

To be effective, all UW personnel should review the UW Accident Prevention Plan and the unit-specific Supplemental Accident Prevention Plan.

Personnel covered by the UW Accident Prevention Plan include staff, faculty and students or volunteers in paid permanent, part-time or seasonal positions. It applies to all campuses, schools, departments, and organizations within the University. 

UW medical facility personnel follow additional UW Medicine policies and procedures beyond this Plan.

University departments and units are required to document additional health and safety topics, including worksite-specific hazards beyond those covered in the UW Accident Prevention Plan; use the Supplemental Accident Prevention Plan Template as a guide.

Each department’s Supplemental Accident Prevention Plan should include site-specific health and safety information, records, and the location of resources, such as those listed below.

• Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan
• First Aid Plans and First Aid Kits
• Training records
• New employee safety orientation

Review the UW Accident Prevention Plan and download the Supplemental Accident Prevention Plan Template to begin creating your worksite-specific plan.

An important section of the Accident Prevention Plan is the information regarding a new employee’s safety orientation. As stated in the Plan, every employee at the University must undergo a safety orientation that covers important health and safety information. 

Supervisors can download the New Employee Safety Orientation Template, which covers the required health and safety topics to be discussed during an orientation. Supervisors can add additional information to this template if needed.

The Accident Prevention Plan covers the requirements for ensuring first aid treatment for employees. Every department should have a plan in place to ensure that their employees have access to quick and effective first aid. More information on first aid policies can be found in the First Aid Guidelines.

In order to understand what hazards exist within a department or area that are not covered by the Accident Prevention Plan, EH&S recommends that units and departments conduct a job hazard analysis. 

The Job Hazard Analysis page has resources to help you identify the hazards associated with work processes. Contact us if you need assistance identifying hazards beyond those covered in the Plan.