Introduction
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety
was created in 1987 to consolidate related program
areas. The department is responsible for meeting the
requirements of several regulatory agencies and for
ensuring a safe work environment for all University
staff, students, faculty, and visitors. The department
serves as a resource center for other departments
regarding regulatory requirements and as liaison with
regulatory agencies.
Mission
The Service Mission of the Department of Environmental
Health and Safety is to provide to our customers:
services that are courteous, high quality, and expeditious.
The department is dedicated to preserving and protecting
the health and safety of students, faculty, staff,
and visitors, as well as the assets of the University.
The department is dedicated to preserving the overall
environment by minimizing the impact the University
has on the external environment while enhancing
the quality of the University’s environment.
Vision
Our
vision at IUPUI is to be recognized as one of the
nation’s best urban universities. IUPUI will
not be recognized as such, unless the University demonstrates
a strong commitment to protecting the health and safety
of employees, students, and the public as well as
protecting the environment. Our goals are to have
a workplace free of injuries and hazardous exposures,
to prevent or minimize any adverse impact to the environment,
to provide services of the highest quality to all
associated institutions, and to be recognized as leaders
in the areas of environmental protection, health,
safety, and fire protection.
Strategy
The
mission is accomplished by departmental staff providing
technical guidance, compliance assistance, quality
assurance, remediation oversight, and training to
the campus community, associated institutions, and
the general public when appropriate.
Departmental staff strive to manage environmental,
health, safety, and fire protection issues by giving
them the highest priority, utilizing best management
practices and adhering to departmental values.
Department
Values
Staff
will practice their profession by following recognized
scientific principles and management practices, factually
informing affected parties of their findings in an
honest, straightforward manner, exhibiting the highest
level of integrity, honesty and empathy, while never
compromising the public’s welfare. Staff will
strive to be involved in continual education and professional
development, to provide superior customer service
in all areas, to perform service only in the areas
of their competence and maintain information as confidential
when appropriate.
Department
responsibilities include:
Chemical
waste management
Infectious waste management
Emergency planning and community right-to-know
Emergency response for hazardous materials releases
Management of asbestos
Compliance with environmental regulations
Biological Safety
Laboratory safety
Worker's health and safety
Hazardous material spill cleanup
Investigation of complaints regarding building air
quality
Wishard Hospital compliance
Clarian Health Partners, Inc. compliance
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