Welcome
Environmental Health and Safety staff are dedicated professionals who work diligently to provide safe working conditions to University employees and students. Environmental Health and Safety provides a wide variety of services including, but not limited to:
- Environmental Air Quality (monitor air quality to ensure all employees are working in a safe and healthy environment)
- Asbestos Management (coordinate asbestos management for the campus)
- Environmental Health (food safety, drinking water sanitation, swimming pools, etc,)
- Facility Code Compliance (assure construction projects (renovations and new) meet Federal, State, and Local safety and health standards as well as educate faculty, staff, and students on fire prevention and awareness)
- Hazardous Materials (coordinate and manage hazardous materials activities to include hazardous waste disposal, hazard communication, laboratory chemical hygiene, chemical recycling, underground storage tanks, and oil spill prevention)
- Medical Monitoring (identify employees whose job tasks expose them to specific OSHA outlined substances and practices and ensure they receive appropriate physical exams)
- Occupational Safety (records occupational injuries and illnesses, identifies health and safety hazards, and promotes acceptable ergonomic practices)
- Safety Training (assess, identify, and coordinate safety training on a continuous basis with a large variety of topics)
Currently we are in the process of updating our web pages, please be patient and come back often to see what is new.
If you have items that you would like to see on the EH&S web page please let us know via email.
QUICK LINKS
- Hazardous Waste Disposal Form: On Line Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
MISSION STATEMENT
Protect West Virginia University resources and provide the University with a safe and healthful place in which to work, learn, or visit.