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About Us
Location
Environmental Health & Safety is located in the Iler Building, beside the Dorrill Dining Hall.
Regulatory/Policies Areas
Longwood University's Environmental Goals are to meet or exceed the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and, where applicable, EPA regulations, directives, and Executive Orders established by the Governor's Office. These compliance standards shall be met through procedures, processes, and plans with attached responsibilities to cover the below listed areas, and those areas may later be identified by a regulation:
- Environmental Management System (EMS)
- Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)
- Air Permitting
- Lead-Based Paint
- PCB Management
- Asbestos Management
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Aboveground Storage Tanks
- Storm Water
- Pesticides and Regulated Materials
- Drinking Water
- Hazardous Materials
Emergency Management establishes criteria and direction through processes and procedures to ensure that the "all hazards emergency management plan" is developed, trained, implemented, practiced, and reviewed to ensure compliance. The EHS&EM Office shall establish and assist in developing and implementing the emergency management plan for Longwood University. The "all hazards plan" shall include, but not be conclusive of, the following:
- Hurricane
- Flood
- Fire
- Campus Shooter
- Hostage Situation
- Electrical Failure
- Tornado
- Helicopter Crash
- Bomb Threat
- Terrorism
- Natural Gas Leak
- Severe Weather
- Earthquake
- Major Chemical Spill
- Major Disturbance
- Explosion
- Steam Plant Failure
- ITS Campus Wide Failure
- University Emergency Operation Plan
- University Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
- University Fire Plan
- University Pandemic Plan
- University Emergency Operation Plan
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) serves all university members by helping to create a safe and healthy work environment through the promotion of occupational safety, fire safety, and occupational health programs. OSH staff also perform industrial hygiene monitoring, evaluations of potential health hazards, and assist with the development of controls to reduce or eliminate exposure to these hazards.
- Accident Investigation and Reporting
- Asbestos Operations and Maintenance
- Biosafety
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Confined Spaces Entry
- Contractor/Subcontractor Safety/Procedures
- Construction Safety
- Electrical Safety
- Excavation, Trenching and Shoring Safety
- Exposure Control Plan
- Fall Protection
- Fire and Life Safety
- Hazard Communication/MSDS
- Hearing Conservation
- Indoor Air Quality
- Laboratory Safety
- Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Hazardous Materials
- Handling
- Use
- Storage
- Hazardous Waster
- Storage
- Handling
- Disposal
- Laser Safety
- Lead Hazard Control
- Lockout/Tagout
- Machinery and Equipment Safety
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Respiratory Protection
- Walking-Working Surfaces (ladders, stairs, scaffolds)
- Welding, Cutting, Brazing, & Soldering
Radiation Safety provides guidance and support to all users of radioactive isotopes and x-ray equipment at the University.
- Radiation Safety
- X-Ray Safety
Mission Statement
The mission of the EHS&EM Office is to develop, coordinate, and assist in the implementation and training of appropriate EHS&EM policies and procedures which promote an injury free career culture for all faculty, staff, students, contractors, and visitors studying, working, or visiting the university and its properties; also, to engage in technical and administrative requirements and to adhere to all compliance directives to ensure environmental quality standards are met.
