{"id":24,"date":"2017-08-09T13:38:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T13:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:14:12","slug":"environmental-health-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/our-services\/environmental-health-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Health and Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Welcome to Environmental Health &amp; Safety<\/h1>\n<p>The Office of Environmental Health &amp; Safety (EH&amp;S) develops, establishes, and administers the University&#8217;s policies and procedures for environmental management, occupational safety, and health practices and ensures the University&#8217;s compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, regulatory guidelines, and industry standards. We provide environmental management services to the campus community through technical support, information, training programs, consulting services, and the periodic auditing of campus environmental, safety, and health practices.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to create and foster a culture where all stakeholders are actively ensuring that our daily processes are safe, healthy, and environmentally sound.<\/p>\n<p>EH&amp;S expects 100% compliance with all applicable environment, health, and safety requirements; however, compliance is our <em>minimum<\/em> operating expectation at Montclair State University. We choose to be leaders by exceeding the minimum expectation.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Focus<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<div class='inset grey'>\n<h3><strong>Environment Safety<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/08\/radiation-symbol.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Information about mitigating campus environmental issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button white\"><a href=\"\/facilities\/our-services\/environmental-health-safety\/environment-safety\/\">Environment Safety<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<div class='inset grey'>\n<h3><strong>Lab Safety &amp; Industrial Hygiene<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/08\/microscope.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Training, information, and support to help faculty, staff, and students work safely in labs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button white\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/our-services\/environmental-health-safety\/lab-safety\/\">Lab Safety &amp; IH<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<div class='inset grey'>\n<h3><strong>Workplace &amp; Construction Safety<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/08\/safety-gloves.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"94\" height=\"107\" \/><\/p>\n<p>EHS endeavors to provide training, resources, evaluation, and control of hazardous conditions to reduce staff injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button white\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/our-services\/environmental-health-safety\/workplace-construction-safety\/\">Workplace &amp; Construction Safety<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<div class='inset grey'>\n<h3><strong>EHS Policies &amp; Procedures<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/08\/school-books-clip-art.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Information and guidance about the procedures, policies and standards most often applied in Environmental Health &amp; Safety programs are available online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/policies-documents\/\">EHS Policies and Procedures<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Important EHS Web Links<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\"><br \/>\n<strong>New Jersey:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/dep\/index.html\">Department of Environmental Protection&#8217;s (NJDEP) Web Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/workplacehealthandsafety\/peosh\/\">Department of Health &amp; Senior Services &#8211; PEOSH Health Web Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.gov\/labor\/lsse\/employer\/Public_Employees_OSH.html\">Department of Labor and Workforce Development &#8211; PEOSH &#8211; Safety Web Page<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/dep\/rpp\/rms\/rmsagree-1.htm\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/dep\/rpp\/rms\/rmsagree-1.htm\">NJDEP <strong>Radioactive Materials Program<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/njoem\/\"><\/a><strong>Federal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/homepage.html\">CDC\/NIOSH Website<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osha.gov\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osha.gov\/\">U.S. Department of Labor &#8211; OSHA&#8217;s Web Page<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\">U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s Web Page<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrc.gov\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrc.gov\/\">U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Web Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Montclair State University:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/emergency\/\">Montclair State University Emergency Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"contact-info\"><div class=\"contact-info-header\"><span>Contact Environmental Health and Safety<\/span><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-body\"><dl><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Location:<\/dt><dd>150 Clove Road<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Phone:<\/dt><dd><a href=\"tel:973-655-4367\" class=\"a11y-phone-number\">973-655-4367<\/a><\/dd><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Email:<\/dt><dd><a href=\"mailto:ferdinanda@montclair.edu\">ferdinanda@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Environmental Health &amp; 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