The College's safety program falls under the Safety & Risk Management Department for development and oversight.  However, all College personnel have a responsibility to themselves, their families and their co-workers to adhere to the program and to follow safe work practices, including looking out for those around them and reporting safety concerns or problems to appropriate personnel.  For conditions which are a clear hazard and need to be reported immediately, you should contact the Security Department.  Security will facilitate immediate corrective actions and forward the report to Safety & Risk Management and/or Facilities personnel for resolution.  For other issues, contact a member of your campus Safety Committee or email your concern to leskovjl@palmbeachstate.edu  or smithj@palmbeachstate.edu.

The objective of risk management is to identify and address risks (the possibility of something bad happening) to the College and its community by monitoring, controlling and minimizing the probability of unfortunate events, as well as providing the means to accommodate them should they occur.  At Palm Beach State College, our insurance provisions include property, casualty, health, and workers compensation insurance, which cover staff, faculty, students, vendors, visitors, etc.  During the 2010 fiscal year, the College paid over $1.4 million in insurance premiums (excluding unemployment insurance).  With the guidance of the Florida College System Risk Management Consortium (FCSRMC), we, along with 26 other Florida community and state colleges, are able to effectively implement and administer a long range program to manage and reduce our risk.  If you have a question or concern about insurance coverage for the College, please email rizzov@palmbeachstate.edu.

The links elsewhere on this page will allow you to access important safety information that describes our programs and will help keep everyone safe, thereby reducing our risk.

A SAFE COLLEGE IS NO ACCIDENT