SEATTLE—August 09, 2016—The national Housing Authority Insurance (HAI) Group has announced Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) as the winner of its 2016 Risk Management Award for the Resident Safety category.
As part of its ongoing commitment to providing a safe living environment for residents and a safe work environment for staff members, SHA implemented a new scored Facility Safety Audit (FSA) in January 2015. The FSA enhances the agency’s safety measures and regulatory compliance for its buildings.
In the 2015 revision of the previous FSA, which had been in place for several years, new sections were added to improve overall safety at each site location, including General Safety, General Housekeeping, Hazard Communication, Egress, Fire and Electrical Hazards Prevention and Safety, Building Exterior and Grounds, Workplace Violence Prevention and Safe Work Behaviors.
“On behalf of our residents, we are honored to receive the HAI Group’s Risk Management Award for Resident Safety,” said Andrew Lofton, Executive Director of SHA. “We are continuously finding ways to improve the safety of our buildings and appreciate this recognition of our efforts.”
The new FSA has further strengthened the partnership between the Safety, Health and Emergency Manager and Property Management. Once an audit is completed, results are shared with the building’s property management staff and work orders are issued to fix any problems. SHA also implemented a recognition program for buildings that score 90 percent or higher to boost morale and drive heightened attention to safety throughout the organization.