June 5, 2026

  1. Office & Department Directory
  2. Safety and Security
  3. June 5, 2026

MINUTES OF ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY SAFETY COMMITTEE/

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CAMPUS SECURITY HELD VIA TEAMS

ON FRIDAY, June 5, 2026, STARTING AT 800 A.M.

Chairperson:    Pat Gagnon, Co-Chair, called meeting to order at 0801 

Present: Alana Belkevich, Mary Charleston, Kasarian Dane, Amber Jaquith, Secretary, Ceyda Kartal, Sam Mace, Claire McFarland, Stacie Olney-LaPierre, Nick Ormasen, Co-Chair, Marsha Sawyer, Marcus Sherburne, Suna Stone, & Pat Gagnon, Co-Chair

Apologies: Marijo Hagget, Alyse Millikan, Bill Ritchie, Tara Tent, Ethan Townsend, & Stacy Vassar

Approval of the Minutes:  Minutes from May 1, 2026 – Pat Gagnon made a motion to approve, Nick Ormasen & Claire McFarland Seconded motion, all other members concurred

Guest: none

New Business:     Annual Campus Data Presentation

Presenter: Ceyda Kartal

Accident Reporting Process

Employees must:

Notify supervisors within 24 hours.

Notify Safety & Security if medical treatment is needed.

Complete the accident reporting form.

Accident Trends (2020–2026)

Ceyda highlighted:

  • An increase in reports post‑COVID reopening.
  • Near misses (orange category) are encouraged because they help identify hazards early:

“These are the ones actually we want to see because these are the near misses…”

  • Medical‑only cases (blue category) are typically minor (doctor visits).

Lost‑Time Injuries

  • Only two since Ceyda started.
  • One was very short (a day or hours), one longer.
  • Some incidents were due to campus conditions (e.g., loose brick, knee pain after a fall).

Top Causes of Accidents

  1. Slip, trip, and fall (especially winter ice)
  2. Strains and sprains (musculoskeletal)
  3. Cuts (mostly dining services)

Department Trends

  • Dining Services: High reporting rate (mostly near misses), burns, cuts, wet‑floor slips.
  • Grounds & Custodial: Musculoskeletal issues, slips, ergonomics.

How Data Is Used

  • Immediate investigation of incidents and near misses.
  • Coordination with Facilities to correct hazards.
  • Updating safety training.
  • Creating safety communications and posters.

Rolling out of new Posters on all the different things to be aware of to help Campus keep safe

Old Business:

Tabled:

Closed: Meeting adjourned at 0814

  • Future Meetings: The Safety Committee meetings will continue to be the first Friday of the month starting in October from 8:00-9:00 a.m.: 09/04/26, 10/02/26, 11/06/26, 12/04/26, 02/05/27, 03/05/27, 04/02/27, 05/7/27, & 06/04/27.