Environmental Health & Safety
Administratively located within the Division of Finance, Operations, and Administration (FOA), our primary duties are to promote, facilitate, and provide expert consultation for EH&S programs in support of both academic and non-academic campus functions. We are responsible for monitoring compliance with environmental, health and safety programs intended to minimize or prevent occupational injuries and illnesses in the workplace and to protect the quality of the surrounding environment. EH&S advises the campus community of responsibilities with respect to health, safety and environmental issues; recommends appropriate corrective actions; and helps implement new health and safety programs. EH&S also acts as liaison between UCSC and various external agencies and regulatory bodies. Our actions and decisions have the potential for high visibility and serious consequences to the campus and the community.
EH&S programs include a broad and complex range of disciplines including areas such as laboratory and research safety, industrial hygiene, environmental management, radiation safety, hazardous materials management, information technology, ergonomics, biosafety and emergency management.
Our Mission
The mission of the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) at UC Santa Cruz is to ensure a safe working environment, help units meet regulatory expectations, support campus health and wellbeing, and protect our remarkable natural assets.
EH&S strives to build constructive relationships with colleagues by demonstrating empathy, holding ourselves to a high level of integrity, and being open-minded about campus challenges, while balancing campus needs with available resources. We value technical excellence, collaboration, and inclusion of multiple viewpoints in all that we do. By following these values, we contribute to an efficient, effective, resilient, and sustainable campus.