Safety Committee

The purpose of the Lafayette College Safety Committee is to provide an avenue for all employees to contribute to workplace safety to achieve and maintain a safe and healthful working environment.

Goal

The goal of the Safety Committee is to eliminate workplace incidents and illnesses by involving employees and management in identifying hazards and suggesting ways to eliminate and prevent them from occurring. This can be facilitated by reviewing incidents, identifying root causes of incidents, and suggesting ways to prevent future incidents.

Objectives

  1. Provide measures for employee involvement in achieving a safe and healthful working environment.
  2. Promptly review all safety-related incidents, injuries, accidents, illnesses and near-misses.
  3. Conduct monthly, or as-needed, workplace inspections, identify hazards and recommend methods for eliminating or controlling hazards. Establish procedures to ensure follow-up and closure for all reported hazards.
  4. Annually evaluate all workplace safety and health programs and recommend improvements to management.

Representatives

The Safety Committee has members representing employees and the employer. The committee is comprised of at least four members at all times and shall not contain more employer representatives than employee representatives at any time.

Employee representatives can volunteer for committee service or be elected by their peers. Employee representatives serve a continuous term of at least one year.

Employer representatives can be appointed by the employer, and can be rotated onto the committee as business needs dictate.

Employer Respresentatives 

  • Sandra Rogers (Chair)  – Assistant Director of Public Safety
  • Katie VanSyckle (Vice Chair) – Operations Supervisor of Public Safety
  • Cristie Lazart – Director of Human Resouces/Benefits
  • Julie Mule – Senior Associate Director of Residence Life
  • Dave Huber – Print and Mail Services Manager
  • Tyler Weiss – Associate Director of Fitness
  • Dave Limas – Mechanical Trades Supervisor

Employee Representatives

  • Marlene Gubler – Environmental, Health and Safety Specilist
  • Trevor Zampese – Environmental, Health and Safety Specilist
  • Nate Breiner – Locksmith
  • Justin Kutzman – Custodian
  • Brittany Clouser – Lab Specilist, Chemical & Environmental Engineering
  • Chris Kerchner – Mechanical Trades
  • Matt Rosvanas – Grounds