Report 2017-119 Recommendation 45 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 #45 To: Sacramento, California State University

To ensure the health and safety of students in a laboratory setting, Sacramento should, by June 2018, develop campuswide policies to ensure that its departments are accountable for providing student training on laboratory safety.

60-Day Agency Response

Sacramento State developed and implemented a campuswide Student Safety Training (Interim) policy to ensure that its departments are accountable for providing student training on laboratory safety. This policy will remain in place until the adoption of a permanent policy to be approved by the Faculty Senate and other stakeholders during the 2018-2019 academic year.

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

All Recommendations in 2017-119

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.