Report 2017-119 Recommendation 7 Responses

Report 2017-119: California State University: It Has Not Provided Adequate Oversight of the Safety of Employees and Students Who Work With Hazardous Materials (Release Date: April 2018)

Recommendation #7 To: University, California State

Once it has developed the health and safety reporting template and campuses have used it to submit their reports, the Chancellor's Office should follow up with campuses that fail to submit the required annual health and safety reports and take appropriate steps to ensure compliance with this requirement.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2020

The Chancellor's Office ensured that all campuses submitted the required annual health and safety reports.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented


Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2019

This recommendation requires that a new reporting template be in use before we can begin the implementation. The Chancellor's Office developed and distributed a uniform health and safety reporting template to campus environmental health and safety directors. Campuses will begin submitting reports using the new template (or their own report format as long as the reports include the required data) in November 2019. Once those reports are received by the Chancellor's Office, we can begin implementation of this recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending


1-Year Agency Response

This recommendation requires that a new reporting template be in use before we can begin the implementation. The Chancellor's Office developed and distributed a uniform health and safety reporting template to campus environmental health and safety directors. Campuses will begin submitting reports using the new template (or their own report format as long as the reports include the required data) in November 2019. Once those reports are received by the Chancellor's Office, we can begin implementation of this recommendation. In addition, a new Systemwide Environmental Health and Safety Manager started work at the Chancellor's Office on December 17, 2018; his duties include consulting with the campuses as well as conducting follow up on compliance issues.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending


6-Month Agency Response

This recommendation requires that a new reporting template be in use before we can begin the implementation. The Chancellor's Office anticipates that the reporting template will be implemented for fiscal year 2018-19, with campuses submitting those reports in September 2019. Once those reports have been received by the Chancellor's Office, we can begin implementation of this recommendation. In addition, the Chancellor's Office is in the final stages of recruiting a Systemwide EH&S Manager, whose duties will include consulting with the campuses as well as conducting follow up on compliance issues. The finalists were interviewed on October 23, 2018.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending


60-Day Agency Response

This recommendation requires that a new reporting template be in use before we can begin the implementation. The Chancellor's Office anticipates that the reporting template will be implemented for fiscal year 2018-19, with campuses submitting those reports in September 2019. Once those reports have been received by the Chancellor's Office, we can begin implementation of this recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending


All Recommendations in 2017-119

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.