Report 2017-119 Recommendation 54 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 #54 To: San Diego, California State University

To ensure the health and safety of students in a laboratory setting, by May 2018, San Diego should remind all departments to retain student training acknowledgment forms for at least three years after the end of classes.

1-Year Agency Response

In adherence to CSU Executive Order 1039, campus colleges and departments were reminded that student training acknowledgement forms should be kept on file for at least three years.

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

San Diego provided evidence demonstrating that it reminded all departments to retain student training acknowledgment forms for at least three years after the end of classes.


6-Month Agency Response

An email was distributed by the Associate Director, Environmental Health and Safety, to the Associate Deans which reminded the colleges and departments to retain student training acknowledgement forms for at least three years after the end of classes. A sample acknowledgement form was also attached.

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

Until San Diego can sufficiently demonstrate that it requires departments to have those students required to wear PPE sign the student safety training acknowledgement forms, we will continue to report this recommendation as not fully implemented.


60-Day Agency Response

Implementation is in progress. Departmental communication will be distributed reminding all departments to retain student training acknowledgement forms for at least three years after the end of classes.

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


All Recommendations in 2017-119

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.