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Internship at EHS on campusZihui “Alice” Qiu, Bioenvironmental Sciences, Texas A&M University
Environmental Health & Safety Department at Texas A&M University
Environmental Health and Safety
Relationship to Career Goals
Internship Objectives
References
Description of Experience
About EHS
The Texas A&M EHS team of safety,
health, and environmental professionals is
focused on helping Texas A&M University
to fulfill its mission of “providing the
highest quality undergraduate and
graduate programs” and “developing new
understandings through research and
creativity”(EHS 2017.)
Mission
“Support and enrich Texas A&M University
by providing quality programs and services
that instill safety, health, and
environmental stewardship” (EHS 2017.)
Vision
“Ensure that Texas A&M University
provides the highest standard in health,
safety, and environmental protection”
(EHS 2017.)
Be of help in the department Gain good work ethic Get hands on experience
Develop environmental Learn about different Engage with environmental
outreach proposal companies/agents professionals
Shadow EHS employees Apply knowledge to Find my best interest in
daily work practice environmental career
My assigned duties for my internship are to shadow
Environmental Health & Safety department employees
and eventually develop an outreach program for
Environmental Health & Safety department.
Visiting and learning about Texas A&M hazardous waste
facility was very educational. This is a practical experience
for me to gain more knowledge about environmental
compliance specifically The Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA). Attending multiple fire drill practice
and safety inspections were valuable lessons of
environmental safety. Reading environmental paper works
such as ASTM standards on environmental site assessments,
Storm Water Management Program helped me gain familiarity of environmental
regulations and professional writing. Participating in environmental checkup and
investigation was excellent hands-on experience for environmental emergency
respond. The environmental outreach program proposal that I will be developing is a
wonderful chance for me to explore different aspects of environmental health and
safety practice on campus and practice professional writing skills.
This internship exposes me to real life environmental issues, allows me to
preview into what it means to be out of school and work professionally.
The EHS department deals with waste disposal, hazardous waste treatment, spill
prevention and clean up, compliance with TCEQ, environmental assessment and
monitoring, fire/life safety inspections, building inspections, lab inspections, and
environmental emergency management. These concepts are directly related to my
BESC major due to classes I’ve taken, such as intro to bioenvironmental sciences,
environmental law and regulation.
I believe this internship will greatly benefit me in my future career plans. This
internship provides me with valuable hands-on experience. EHS shows me different
aspects and options of a career in the environmental sector, so I can be better
informed when it comes to my career decisions. This experience also would help
build up my resume.
Thanks to the insights from EHS, I am now a certified HAZWOPER technician.
Environmental Health and Safety. Retrieved March 26, 2017, from
https://www.tamhsc.edu/ehs/
About-Us. Retrieved March 26, 2017, from
https://ehsd.tamu.edu/Pages/About-Us.aspx
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank my supervisor, assistant director at Environmental Health &
Safety Department- Mr. Jeff Truss, who is a truly professional, for his extraordinary
patience and guidance in my internship. I would also like to thank EHS employees
that interacted with me and provide great help, and Dr. Stoddard, who is my internship
instruct and provided great help with my technical writing skill.
Sponsors for high impact experiences for BESC and the BESC poster
symposium include the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, -the
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Office of the Provost and
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Core Values
Safety
Communication
Cooperation
Integrity
Fig. 1.
[Environmenta
l investigation,
found polluted
creek]
Fig. 2. [Shop inspection] Fig. 3.
[Hazardous
waste labeling]
Fig. 4. [Signage in Medical
Diagnostic Laboratory]Fig. 5. [Emergency response
truck with Micro-Blaze] Fig. 6.
[TEEX
Brayton
Fire
Training
Field]
Fig. 7. [Emergency respond
practice]Fig. 8. [Waste water
treatment facility]
Fig. 9.
[Near 6951
8th St,
Bryan,
waste water
treatment
pond]
Fig. 10. [Radioactive
material processing lab tour]