Environmental Health and Safety

The Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) supports the University’s education and research missions by providing necessary services and assistance across all campus communities. EHS provides fire and life safety, biological safety, radiological safety (ionizing and non-ionizing radiation), chemical safety, and occupational safety support and services campus-wide by performing evaluations to anticipate, recognize, and recommend controls for workplace hazards that can affect the health and well-being of students, faculty, and staff.  EHS service and support encompasses compliance polices and programming, hazardous materials management, chemical handling and storage, hazardous waste disposal (chemical, biological, and radiological), laboratory and shop safety audits, building safety code compliance, fire prevention, indoor air quality and workplace hazard assessments, accident and incident reporting and investigation, emergency response, and safety training. For environmental health and safety assistance, contact EHS at enhs@uark.edu or (479) 575-5448, or visit the website at http://enhs.uark.edu.