The Environmental Health and Safety Department is committed to providing quality services to the university campus community while supporting the collective effort to provide a safe environment in which to work, teach, and learn.
We are dedicated to assisting in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of physical and health hazards in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø educational and work environment.
- Minimize health and safety risks to university employees, students, and the general public
- Encourage appropriate environment, health, and safety practices
- Monitor compliance with federal, state, and local environment, health, and safety regulations
- Minimize liability to the university
- Investigate accidents and incidents
- Instill safe work practices
University Environmental Health and Safety Policy Statement
University employees can opt in to receive text alerts in the case of an emergency through the Emergency Notification System.
IUP recycling guidelines: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Nuclear Power Plant EmergenciesBecause the Northpointe campus is approximately 35 miles from a nuclear power plant, the university must be prepared to deal with a release of nuclear material into the environment.
Material Data Safety Sheet ResourcesInformation on Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDSs) used to convey hazard information
Fire PreventionFire safety and prevention on the IUP campus
EHS Confined Space Entry Permit FormThis permit is to be kept at the job site. Copies are available to the Safety Office, Unit Supervisor, and Unit Manager after job completion.
The procedure is designed to safely remove injured employees from a confined space with little or no risk to other employees
Anthrax or Suspected Biological IncidentWhat to do and whom to contact.
Accident Prevention TrainingThe university provides various types of training to address workplace safety and environmental hazards.
Accident InvestigationThe Office of Environmental Health and Safety conducts investigations in response to all accidents, regardless if the accident is lost time or non-lost time.
Accident and Illness Prevention ProgramThe Accident and Illness Prevention Program is designed to identify and correct potential accidents and unsafe acts which may take place on our campus.
University Emergency Operations Plan - Emergency Management at IUPEmergency Management and Public Safety have provided information regarding what to do in an emergency.