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Welcome to Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), a component of Business Operations & Facilities (BOF) at UTMB Health.  The EHS Team of safety, health, and environmental professionals work to protect the health & safety of faculty, staff, students, patients, and visitors at UTMB as well as ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

 

TELEPHONE
409-747-0515
After hours:  call 409-772-1011
ask for EHS on-call person

BUSINESS HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Holiday Schedule FY25

LOCATION
Materials Management Warehouse
1302 Mechanic St., Room #2.112
Galveston, TX  77555-1111

MAILING ADDRESS
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-1111

EHS Programs

Environmental Protection Management
Life Safety & Environment of Care Compliance
Radiation & Occupational Safety


Resources

Environment of Care Compliance
Service Request
EHS Assistant
Biosafety
Chemical Waste Pick-Up
Radioactive Pick-Up
EHS Annual Reports
Report a Concern
UTMB Safety Manual
Non-IHOP Policies
Access Chemical Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
EHS Safety Notes
 

Mission

Collaborate with our customers to enable a workplace free of recognized safety and environmental hazards in support of the UTMB mission.

Vision

To become recognized as an instrumental department within the institution and a national leader and innovator in campus environmental health and safety providing world class services.

Values

  • Quality:  Going beyond regulatory "compliance" and aiming for best in class
  • Commitment:  To protect the health and safety of our patients, employees, the public, and the environment
  • Integrity:  Saying what we are going to do, and doing what we say
  • Excellence:  Highest level of expertise, competence, and professionalism of our staff
  • Collaboration:  Developing strategic partnerships that foster cooperation
  • Accountability:  Holding ourselves and each other accountable for our responsibilities and achieving our goals
  • Environmental Stewardship:  Taking the lead to protect the environment and preserve our natural resources

EHS Accolades

  • 2024 "Trash Talk: Cultivating Vendor Relationships in Waste Management" presentation at the College & University Hazardous Material Management Conference: Meagan Thibodaux & Travis Chrisman
  • 2022-2023 Susan Harwood Training Grant SH-39148-SH2 Recipient: Respiratory Protection Program & Infectious Disease Pandemic Preparedness
  • 2022 "Subpart P Pharmaceutical Waste Regulatory Changes and Waste Management for Texas Department of Criminal Justice" presentation at the College & University Hazardous Materials Management Conference: Meagan Thibodaux
  • 2022 "Managing a Respiratory Protection Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic" presentation at the College & University Hazardous Materials Management Conference: JeT Newton & Will Pate
  • 2019 Peer Audit of the University of Texas at Arlington Fire & Life Safety Program 
  • 2017 "Emergency Preparedness and Response to Biological Threats" Seminar - Corrie Ntiforo & JeT Newton
  • 2017 "UTMB Biological Safety and IBTC Ebola Response Dallas" presentation - Corrie Ntiforo & JeT Newton
  • 2016 "Hazardous Materials Clean Up and Management After a Detrimental Natural Disaster presentation" presentation at the College & University Hazardous Material Management Conference: Sergio Garcia & Meagan Thibodaux
  • 2016 "Ebola Waste Management" presentation at the UT System Risk Management Conference presentation: Jack Tarpley
  • 2016 Peer Audit of the National University of Singapore Radiation Safety Program
  • 2013 Peer Audit of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Radiation Safety Program