Dear Colleagues,
Safety is a core value of the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, and I want to thank you for your
continued commitment to ensuring a safe environment for our students, staff, and faculty. Over the past several
years, our college has set the standard at WSU by advancing safety practices.
The VCEA Safety Council, representing every safety committee across the college. has endorsed an important
update to our safety policy:
- All employees will complete training every five years.
- Graduate students working in experimental and/or hazardous environments will complete training annually.
The benefits of this policy include:
- Strengthening and refreshing core safety practices while introducing updated best practices.
- Meeting Washington State Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) requirements.
- Demonstrating VCEA’s ongoing commitment to an effective, proactive safety program.
- Equipping student employees with lifelong safety awareness that will serve them in their careers.
More details, including information on the required training modules and links to Percipio where you can find
the trainings, are available on the VCEA Safety Training webpage.
To show support for a strong safety culture, Voiland College is launching a Safety Challenge. The unit with the
highest percentage of employees completing training prior to October 1 will be recognized with a celebratory
breakfast (coordinated with the winning team) and will proudly display the Safety Challenge trophy.
Thank you once again for your dedication to building our culture of safety. Together, we are making the
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture a leader at WSU, and a model for safe, innovative, and
forward-looking learning environments.
Warm regards,
Partha Pratim Pande, FIEEE
Dean and Professor
Boeing Centennial Chair in Computer Engineering
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
Washington State University
Office: 509-335-5593
Email: pande@wsu.edu