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.

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