Environmental Health and Safety
TO REPORT A HAZARDOUS CONDITION OR SPILL, CALL 212-237-8888 (x8888) FROM A SAFE LOCATION
Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), in the Department of Public Safety, is responsible for coordinating environmental health and safety on campus and implementing mandated environmental and occupational health and safety programs for the College. The EHS staff also provides technical and administrative support to the campus community in the areas of chemical safety, hazardous materials management, occupational health & safety, etc.
In addition to program management, the office maintains service contracts for chemical waste and biomedical waste removal, chemical air sampling and analysis and safety-related issues during renovation and construction projects on campus. EHS welcomes the opportunity to serve you.
Services include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Health and safety training
- Environmental compliance
- Hazardous materials management
- Industrial hygiene
- Asbestos and lead surveys
- Indoor air quality
- Laboratory safety
- Accident prevention and injury reporting
- Biosafety and infectious waste management
- Chemical waste management & disposal
- Hazard communication and training
- Hazardous materials emergency response
- Risk Management
CONTACT
, Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Department of Public Safety
524 West 59th Street, Room L2.61
New York, NY 10019
Office: 212-621-4117