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Environmental Health and Safety
EHS Main Office, Wyoming HallEnvironmental Health and Safety Department
Mission:
- Promoting health, safety, and environmental protection by providing exemplary programs and services in support of the University mission.
Vision:
- A university culture where safety and health are core values, embraced and acted upon at all levels.
Core Values:
- Teamwork - Working together to fulfill our mission, meet goals, and achieve our vision
- Professionalism - Respecting the work we do, each other, and our customers
- Customer Service - Providing EHS services, always with the customer in mind
Safety in the News
Governor Matt Mead Pushes to Enhance Safety Efforts
Felony charges filed against UC and a UCLA chemistry professor after fatal laboratory fire (LA Times)
Recent UW News
Promote Culture of Safety at UW
February 13, 2012 — The No. 1 resource at the University of Wyoming, a premier teaching and research institution, is its people. Protecting that resource through a positive safety culture should be the goal of everyone associated with the university.
Drill Tests Emergency Response Capabilities
November 17, 2011 — None of the nearly 250 people who passed through War Memorial Fieldhouse Wednesday afternoon exhibited the symptoms of anthrax infection -- difficulty breathing, severe chest discomfort, weakness, chills and a high fever.
UW Environmental Health and Safety Department Relocated
September 6, 2011 — The University of Wyoming Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Department offices, formerly in Merica Hall, have permanently moved to Wyoming Hall.
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Contact Information
Environmental Health
and Safety Department
Dept. 4305
Wyoming Hall 102
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
EHS Main Office
phone (307)766-3277
fax (307)766-6116
RMMC Building
phone (307) 766-3698
fax (307) 766-3699
Contact EHS by email:
uwehs@uwyo.edu
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Experimenting With Danger
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U.S. Chemical Safety Board video on hazards associated with chemical laboratories in academic institutions.