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Office of Environmental Health and Safety

The Office Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety is here to serve the college community and provide a safe learning and working environment. Medgar Evers College is committed to providing a healthy environment and safety place for our students, faculty, staff and visitors.

Three Key Services Provided.

Health and Safety Training
Maintain Regulatory Compliance
Respond to Employee Complaints and Concerns

We are responsible for compliance with local, state and federal agencies. The office complies with regulations from:

United States Environmental Protection Agency
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Fire Department of New York

The office maintains compliance through:

Proper management of hazardous materials and hazardous waste
Preventing the release of chemicals into the environment
Managing the chemical inventory.

In addition to environmental compliance, the office is also responsible for ensuring a safe and healthy environment for our faculty, staff, and students. Through programs that:

Provide the required health and safety trainings (such as Laboratory Safety, Bloodborne Pathogen, Hazard Communication Standard, Lock-Out Tag-out, Confined Space) to our faculty, students and staff.
Respond to employee, students and visitors complaints and concerns
Conduct assessments in indoor air quality, mold, lead and asbestos and take corrective actions and remediation.
Investigation accidents and related injuries and illnesses

The office also serves as the repository for all environmental health and safety compliance documents required by government regulatory agencies.