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Students

EH&S Services For the Students

Emergency Response: EH&S can help you plan and prepare for emergencies. Visit the Fire & Life Safety home page for information on Building Safety Coordinators, Building Evacuation Planning and other emergency services.

Safety Procedures: Know your responsibilities - read you workplace rules & regulations. If you have questions, ask your supervisor or contact EH&S.

For Your Environment: Know your environment’s features (the building, room, air, equipment, etc.) and how to protect yourself and other personnel from hazards.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Your work may require you to wear personal protective equipment to prevent exposure a variety of hazards such as excessive noise, chemicals, flying particles and debris. EH&S can evaluate your work and advise you on the use of PPE.

Hazardous Materials: Chemicals are all around us. You have a right to know what hazards exist and how to protect yourself. EH&S provides a wide range of services to help you identify and work safely with potentially hazardous material.

Training: Visit the Training page to view current EH&S course offerings. Depending upon your job activities, you may need other courses as well. Check with your supervisor or contact EH&S if you have questions.

Ergonomics: EH&S assists you in identifying and eliminating/minimizing ergonomic hazards. We can teach you how to do your own workstation evaluations or provide them for you.

Back Safety: Sometimes even simple activities can strain or sprain your back. Taking care of your back is important both to prevent initial injury and reoccurrence. EH&S can advise you how to avoid back injury in your workplace.