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Policies, Procedures & Guidelines

Policy Update 2024

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The following policies were revised or established during the 2024 calendar year.

Approved by the Senate and/or the Board of Governors

  1. Academic Integrity Policy, January 1, 2024
  2. Accessibility Policy, June 6, 2024
  3. By-Laws – Board of Governors, June 6, 2024
  4. By-Laws – Board of Governors – Appendix B – Banking Resolution,  June 6, 2024
  5. By-Laws – Board of Governors – Appendix F – Directions to CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services, June 6, 2024
  6. By-Laws – Senate, April 10, 2024
  7. Definition of Retiree and Eligibility for Supplemental Benefits for Retirees, March 7, 2024
  8. Guidelines for Awarding Honorary Degrees, March 20, 2024
  9. McMaster Student Absence Form Policy [MSAF Policy], July 1, 2024 (formerly the Policy on Requests for Relief for Missed Academic Term Work)
  10. Privacy Management Policy – PMM-1001, February 13, 2024
  11. Records Management Policy, February 13, 2024
  12. Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures – Investment Pool, March 7, 2024
  13. Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures – Contributory Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, October 24, 2024

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Health & Safety

  1. RMM 100 Workplace and Environmental Health and Safety Policy, January 2024
  2. RMM 305 Confined Space Entry Program, August 2024
  3. RMM 403 Noise Control and Hearing Program, January 2024
  4. RMM 506 Battery Recycling and Disposal Program, January 2024
  5. RMM 1204 First Aid Program, September 2024

Employment

  1. Definition of Retiree and Eligibility for Supplemental Benefits for Retirees, March 7, 2024
  2. Policy on Employment-Related Perks and Privileges, June 6, 2024

Operations & Finance

  1. Crisis Management Group (CMG) Terms of Reference, March 6, 2024
  2. Fair Trade Purchasing Policy for Unviersity Suppliers and Coffee Retailers (Policy superseded by the Hospitality Services Sustainable Procurement Policy); terminated November 19, 2024
  3. Key Control Policy, July 24, 2024
  4. Reimbursements to Individuals for University Business (AP-01), February 29, 2024
  5. Restricted Access to McMaster Property (RAMP) Policy  June 4, 2024
  6. SP 01 – Strategic Procurement, January, 2024
  7. Policy on the Use of University Facilities for Non-Academic Purposes (PUFNAP), September 24, 2024