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Environmental Health & Safety Department
MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the Trinity University Environmental Health & Safety Department is to help people go home as safe and as healthy as they arrived. This is accomplished by promoting work practices that do not harm the environment, complying with any and all rules and regulations pertaining to occupational health and safety and the environment; and by protecting University resources.
GOALS:
Environmental Health & Safety Department goals:- Prevent loss of Life and Property in the University community.
- Protect faculty, staff, students, guests, and property during hazardous and life threatening incidents.
- Provide efficient and courteous response in emergency situations.
- Promote Life and Fire Safety through awareness education.
CORE BELIEFS AND VALUES:
The Environmental Health & Safety Department believes that promoting a sustainable campus makes Trinity University a better place to learn and work. With this in mind, our focus is helping to protect the human, environmental and financial resources needed to fulfill the mission of the University. We believe that this effort boost the morale and productivity of the campus community, create positive relationships with the University's customers and stakeholders, and prepares our students to be responsible citizens and to work safely in the community.
The Environmental Health & Safety Department staff keeps abreast of the University's operations, research, and activities to continuously aid the campus community regarding their responsibility to foresee and manage the risks associated with their operations. We use accident and injury data, chemical use and disposal data, and campus safety inspection/audit report results to direct our loss prevention and regulatory compliance efforts. This data and the changing world of professional standards and government regulations provide the basis for future goals for continual improvement.
The Environmental Health & Safety Department staff prioritizes their work based on expressed customer needs and the level of risk presented by campus conditions. We maintain a special emphasis on emergency response. We promote valued relationships with regulatory authorities and other external stakeholders and seek advice from outside experts whenever needed.
We value an educated and appreciated Environmental Health & Safety Department staff who are offered every reasonable opportunity to increase their technical knowledge and skills. They are expected to interact with others in a helpful manner that demonstrates integrity and honesty. We strive to improve our services through more efficient, customer-friendly procedures. Our techniques focus on providing advice and training in areas that will maximize risk reduction efforts.
Higher Education Act Fire Prevention Information and Fire Log
VISION STATEMENT
Our mission is achieved when the campus is free of recognized hazards, campus injury rates drop to zero, we are in full compliance with environmental and workplace safety regulations, our advice is sought after by our customers who have a vested interest in minimizing accidents and legal liabilities, and the University is an established model of an environmental friendly and safe place to work, learn and conduct research.
Trinity University Environmental
Health & Safety Department
The Environmental Health & Safety Department consists of a Director, Environmental Health & Safety, an Environmental Safety Specialist, and an Environmental Safety Technician; and are located in the lower level of the Margarite B. Parker Chapel, Room 102. The Safety Department performs the following functions:Contact Us
