ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY

Environmental Health & Safety

002 Martin Hall, Cheney WA 99004

P: 509.359.6496 | F: 509.359.4690

sites.ewu.edu/ehs

www.facebook.com/EWU.Safety

There is no charge to departments

or shops for any work requested

of or performed by EH&S.

Ergonomics EH&S can come and evaluate your

workspace to address ergonomic

issues. We can rearrange and adjust

your existing equipment to improve your

ergonomic comfort as well as provide

recommendations for new equipment.

Incident Reports In an effort to increase safety on campus,

please submit an incident report to EH&S

for all:

Hazards found or identified

Injuries or illnesses that occur on

campus

Injuries or illnesses that happen to

EWU students or employees on EWU

sponsored trips/events

Near misses

Chemical or biological spills or

releases

Fires or explosions

Indoor Air Quality and Noise If you are experiencing problems in your

workspace with air quality or noise,

EH&S can conduct testing to evaluate

your area. We can provide suggestions

for alterations or equipment that may

help to reduce issues you are

experiencing.

Submit your incident report online.

Environmental Health & Safety Our mission is to ensure a safe and

healthy environment for all students,

faculty, staff, and visitors, and to protect

the environmental integrity of the campus

and surroundings.

We work with employees, departments,

and shops to ensure compliance with

federal and state regulations regarding

safety and the environment. To

accomplish this we:

Provide safety and regulatory trainings

Inspect buildings and workplaces for

health or safety issues and work to

remedy them

Collect and dispose of hazardous and

universal waste that is generated on

campus

Serve as a resource for safe work

practices and regulations that affect

the university

Maintain records of incidents that

occur on campus, or to persons

associated with the university

Respond to

chemical or

biological

issues on

campus

Training Classes These are examples of some of the

trainings provided by EH&S. Special

trainings can be given at the request of a

department or shop.

Aerial Lift Training

Asbestos & Lead Awareness

Bloodborne Pathogen Training

Building Captain Training

Confined Space Entry

Fire Extinguisher & AED Training

Hazard Communication

Hazardous Waste Training

Lockout/Tagout Training

New Employee Orientation

Radiation Safety

Hazardous and Universal Waste EH&S collects and safely disposes of

several types of universal waste

including batteries, light bulbs, ballasts,

and aerosol cans.

Fire Extinguisher Training

We also collect hazardous waste, both

chemical and biological, that is generat-

ed on campus and dispose of it.

In addition to waste, we also collect un-

wanted chemicals and work to redistrib-

ute them to departments or shops that

can use them.

For questions regarding waste and

chemical recycling, contact Kathy Kees

x2788.

Deactivation of High Hazardous Waste