About Us

Welcome to Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), a component of Business Operations & Finance (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 Health as well as ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations.

Mission

The mission of EHS is to work with our customers to provide a workplace free of recognized hazards in support of the UTMB mission to improve health for the people of Texas and around the world.

Values
  • Integrity: Saying what we are going to do, and doing what we say
  • Accountability: Holding ourselves and each other accountable for our responsibilities and achieving our goals
  • Commitment: to protect the health and safety of our patients, employees, the public and the environment
  • Collaboration: Developing strategic partnerships that foster cooperation and collaboration
  • Personifying excellence: Highest level of expertise, competence and professionalism of our staff  
  • Quality: Going beyond regulatory “compliance” and aiming for best-in-class
  • Environmental Stewardship: Taking the lead to protect the environment and preserve our natural resources

Telephone

409-772-1781

Business Hours

Monday - Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm

Holiday Schedule

Environmental Health & Safety observes the Schools & Institutional Support Holiday Schedule

Location

Materials Management Warehouse (bldg. #28) 
1302 Mechanic St.
Room #2.112
Galveston, TX 
77555-1111 

Mailing Address

301 University Blvd,
Galveston, TX 
77555-1111

Recognitions

  • 2016 College & University Hazardous Material Management Conference presentation: Sergio Garcia & Meagan Thibodaux; Hazardous Materials Clean Up and Management After a Detrimental Natural Disaster
  • 2016 UT System Risk Management Conference presentation: Jack Tarpley; Ebola Waste Management
  • 2016 Peer Audit of National University of Singapore Radiation Safety Program; January 2016
  • 2013 Peer Audit of MD Anderson Cancer Center Radiation Safety Program; September 2013
  • 2012 American Biological Safety Association Conference presentation: Anne-Sophie Brocard, Je T’Aime Newton, Vickie Jones, Belinda Rivera, & Dee Zimmerman; Training Program: A 6 Year Story
  • 2012 Campus Safety Health & Environmental Management Association Conference presentation: De’Anne Meeh; Wrapping Up Pharmaceutical Waste Resulted in the Best Cost Prescription
  • 2009 US EPA National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) Achievement Award Winner
  • 2007 US EPA National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) Partner Award for Mercury
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EHS Environmental Health & Safety is comprised of the following service areas:

Departments