What is the mission of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Safety?
The mission of Occupational and Environmental Safety (OES) is to ensure that the functions and mission of the university can be accomplished in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. We consult internally with the campus to assist departments in reducing hazards and conducting their work in compliance with safety and environmental laws, regulations and policies. When stating our mission, I also like to say that we are the friendly campus resource that helps departments to prepare safety programs, analyze hazards and stay out of trouble with the regulatory agencies. Your office runs the fire drills across campus. What other types of drills or training do you supervise? The drills are one important aspect of the campus emergency-preparedness effort. In addition to the fire drills, OES coordinates with, meets, trains and runs drills with several local emergency-response groups. This is all in an effort to respond efficiently and effectively to natural disasters, fires and other ty
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