Life Safety - EHS Office
The responsibility of the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) office develops, implements and oversees all phases of environmental health and life safety issues that directly impact work, study and living conditions at UNION College. It is our ultimate goal to establish and maintain a work and academic environment free from all safety hazards through a proactive approach to life safe. Union’s accomplished Environmental Health & Safety staff, stands as a vital resource to all students, faculty, staff and administrators addressing modern environmental issues of today.
The Life Safety - EHS office also functions proactively in identification and determination of existing or potential safety and health hazards, in an effort to eliminate or control of those hazards. The EHS staff is available to provide interpretations of current regulations, laws and codes as they pertain to UNION College operations. The department is also responsible for periodic inspections of the UNION College facilities and operations to determine compliance to applicable regulations, laws and codes that govern UNION College’s environmental health and safety.
The Environmental Health and Safety office continues to maintain reference materials from governmental sources, standard associations and educational resources affecting campus operations. Staff members are available to assist with technical interpretations of the aforementioned reference material. They are also available to assist UNION College community members in the development of additional, appropriate environmental health and safety standards for unique campus situations.