Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) provides services and resources to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations to achieve optimal control or reduction of hazards and exposures which are detrimental to people, property, and the environment. Many of the programs were developed in response to regulations from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA),

• Ensure that all written policies, procedures, and training materials for applicable regulatory standards are established, current, and delivered to appropriate centers.
• Maintain an up-to-date departmental web page to enhance access to health and safety policies, procedures, technical guidance documents, and compliance assistance information.
• Improve communications with the Sanford Research/USD community, and stress the importance of adhering to health and safety standards on a campus-wide basis.
• Promote the department's role as an environmental health and safety information resource ready to meet the needs of the community.

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