Office of Safety and Quality Management
The Office of Safety and Quality Management looks over the development and implementation of all the health and safety programs in the University. The office is responsible for all employees’ safety at work and the use of proper safeguards. The office also takes the reins when it comes to the University’s compliance with all environmental standards and regulations.
Message from the Chief Officer
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Office of Safety and Quality Management are many, and may include:
- Running the safety and health management program
- Performing industrial hygiene activities or working with industrial hygienists
- Performing job hazard analyses
- Performing incident investigations
- Helping run safety committees
- Ensuring that environmental, health, and safety training is delivered
- Ensuring EHS regulatory compliance
- Performing worksite walkthroughs and safety observations
- Implementing controls for identified hazards, often by using the hierarchy of controls
- Performing risk management duties
- Gathering and analyzing EHS leading and lagging indicators
- Helping to improve human and operational performance