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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 Employee of the Quarter - FY2025

Jeremy

Q1
Jeremy Davis
EHS Specialist
ROccS

travis

Q2
Travis Chrisman
Sr. EHS Specialist
EPM

meagan

Q3
Meagan Thibodaux
EHS Supervisor
EPM

Cochran, Scott

Q4
Scott Cochran
Sr. EHS Technician
EPM

Announcements

Congratulations to Meagan Thibodaux, Environmental Health & Safety Supervisor, on being named the Fiscal Year 2025 Environmental Health & Safety Employee of the Year. This honor recognizes her outstanding leadership, dedication, and contributions to advancing EHS programs across UTMB. Meagan’s commitment to excellence sets a strong example for the department and the entire institution.

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