As part of Facilities Operations and Development, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) assists the university community in providing and maintaining a safe and healthful work environment for students, faculty, staff, contractors, and visitors.
EHS also works to protect the local community and environment from potential hazards on campus and instills safety, health, and environmental stewardship in the work they perform.
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Program Areas
Chemical Security
Enforcing proper use and storage of chemicals is extremely important for maintaining a safe environment. EHS is dedicated to overseeing all university facilities and ensuring compliance with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). Additionally, EHS offers a self-guided, web-based training course to help improve lab security.
Environmental Affairs
Environmental Affairs focuses primarily on compliance with environmental regulations issued by both federal and state law. This group also provides several activities and services to assist the university community and environment from potential hazards generated by university activities.
Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational Health and Safety promotes health and safety procedures and assists the university community in identifying, evaluating, and eliminating occupational and workplace hazards that can cause illnesses or injuries. Online and classroom training sessions are provided for compliance with established federal, state, and local regulations and university policies.
Research/Biosafety
Research Safety and Biosafety focuses on management and regulatory compliance involving the research laboratories at The Ohio State University. This group supports the research goals of the university while promoting a safe working environment.
WMC Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Safety and Emergency Preparedness provides oversight and guidance for the environment of care, safety, life safety and emergency management programs at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. This group adheres to specific guidelines and actions to ensure compliance with both environmental and patient safety.
Radiation Safety
Radiation Safety has oversight of more than 600 laboratories that either work with or store radioactive material or radiation generating devices. This group seeks to provide a safe working environment for radiation workers, patients and the general university public while allowing creative and breakthrough research to continue.
Vision
Our vision is to protect human health and the environment by providing expertise and oversight promoting a culture of safety throughout the university community. We are here to help you be safe today and remain a Buckeye tomorrow.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to foster safety and compliance, while supporting a healthy environment by providing quality resources and establishing trusted partnerships to the Ohio State University community.
Values
- Service - Provide exceptional customer service to the campus community
- Community - Support the university mission of a diverse and inclusive environment
- Accountability - Accept responsibility for our personal and organizational actions
- Responsiveness - Provide quality service in a timely and professional manner
- Leadership - Demonstrate the university's core values and promote a culture of safety
- Education - Create a culture of safety by providing knowledge and training to the campus community
- Teamwork - Collaborate with all university groups for a common vision