Department of Environmental Health and Safety

Managing our Safety Health and Environment

Collaborative Services

Welcome to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). We are a collaborative services unit of the University, devoted to ensuring the health and safety of all UTD employees, students and visitors.

This web site is a part of our management system; providing access to information on EHS's many services and resources. It provides links to documentation regarding regulatory requirements, guidance to assist you with risk reduction, and important information to lead our University community toward being good stewards of our resources and the environment.

Core Values, Goals & Objectives

Operating Mission

It is our goal to insure that you have a safe and healthy living, working and learning experience on campus. Please use the links provided at the left to report safety or environmental concerns, request services, download forms, register for training sessions or review online training presentations. You can also review policies, guidance documents and a wide variety of other resources in many program areas.

Objectives

We can expect employees, students and visitors to exercise their responsibilities for safety by making them aware of the potential for injury, by educating them of any hazardous exposures, prevention procedures developed, and by requiring individual responsibility for safety.

1. Accidents, injuries, illnesses and safety incidents are preventable.
2. Educate to adopt effective safety, health and environmental practices, continuously improving the organizational safety culture to ensure the welfare of employees and guests.
3. Safety is everyone's responsibility and can be managed.
4. Integrate safety into every program, project, process and procedure.
5. Standardize safety audits, surveys and inspections with immediate corrective actions.
6. Communicate safety information in an ongoing basis daily, weekly and monthly.

General Knowledge and Awareness for Success

Program Initiatives

If you are just browsing or are unsure which program areas apply to you, we have created guide pages for major campus groups to identify some key EHS concerns and provide internal site links to the appropriate information. This site provides links to important regulatory requirements, as well as to programs, policies and procedures to assist in reducing hazards to the University community.

Best Practices & Resources

We've designed this site to provide you with access to a full range of EHS services, information and resources. We sincerely hope you find the navigation intuitive and the information useful.