Safety at WVU at Parkersburg

accident guidelines

If a person is involved in an accident or suffers from an injury on campus property an Injured Person Report is filed.

a. The initial responders to the accident or injury immediately call for assistance by activating the paging system or dialing "0". If no answer, depending upon the severity of the injury, call 911 or Campus Police and Security.

b. If this accident or injury occurs n the main campus or its buildings, Campus Security will respond and investigate.

c. If this accident or injury occurs during regular business hours at the Jackson County Center, then the Director of JCC investigates. Otherwise, the Jackson County Evening Administrator will investigate.

d. If person is conscious and/or requires medical attention, EMS will immediately be contacted to respond.

e. If the injured person refuses to be transported, they will be required to sign a waiver by the ambulance provider. This is to be noted on the Accident/Injured Person Report as well as the name of the ambulance service.

f. College employees are not to transport injured persons.

g. If the person is unconscious, EMS will immediately be contacted and person will be transported to a local hospital.

h. Campus police/security will complete an Incident report for their records and forward a copy to the WVU Parkersburg Safety Officer.

i. Campus Police/Security, Administrator in Charge or supervisor of the injured person shall initiate the Accident/Injured Person Report after fact finding (victim, witness and Incident Report). Injured persons do not complete the report, but do sign off on a completed report.

j. Accident/Injured Persons Reports are filed with the WVU Parkersburg Safety Officer who forwards a copy of an employee Accident/Injured Persons to Human Resources.

k. Student and visitor Accident/Injured Persons Forms are maintained by the WVU Parkersburg Safety Officer with copies being forwarded to the Registrar for official filing in the student’s records.

l. Accident/Injured Persons Report forms and instructions shall be up-dated as needed and available on the WVU Parkersburg Safety web site.

Faculty/Staff or College Employee

In the event of an accident or injury involving a faculty/staff or college employee, an Accident/Injured Person Report will be filed by the supervisor or administrator in charge. The Campus Police/Security will investigate and complete an incident report. Since these situations may involve Workers’ Compensation, the WVU Parkersburg Safety Officer forwards a copy of these records to the Human Resource Office.

Student or Visitor

In the event of an accident or injury involving a student, an Accident/Injured Person Report is completed by the person in charge (administrator, supervisor) and filed with the Safety Officer of the WVU Parkersburg. And Incident Report is completed by Campus Police/Security with a copy forwarded to the WVU Parkersburg Safety Officer.

Both Accident/Injured Persons and Incident Reports are reviewed twice a year by the President, Director Facilities, Safety Officer, Chief Finance Officer, Purchasing Agent, Wellness Coordinator and one representative from JCC. This review may be used to alleviate potential safety hazards in the future. A record of this evaluation is to be maintained by the Safety Officer.