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Environmental Health and Safety

The environmental health and safety office exists to assist the ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ Fox community by providing a safe and healthy university environment. Our mission is to address health and safety concerns by identifying hazards, providing training, and protecting students, faculty, staff and visitors.

If you need to report an emergency outside of regular department hours, contact the Campus Public Safety office at 503-554-2090.

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Policies and Procedures

The environmental health and safety office provides resources that help protect our students, faculty, staff, our facilities and our environment. Don't see what you are looking for? Please reach out to us at 503-554-2011.

Report a Safety Hazard

Need to report a safety hazard? Use the link to do so.

Report an Incident or Injury

All workplace injuries must be reported and documented according to the university and OSHA regulations. Employees, supervisors and the Office of People and Culture (human resources) must follow the proper .

When an employee is injured on the job or reports seeking treatment, the supervisor will do the following:

  • Provide immediate treatment (first aid only) or direct them to seek medical treatment ().
  • If transport is necessary, take or make arrangements to take the employee to the nearest occupational health facility or call 911.
  • Contact Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.

Once medically stable, take the following important steps:

  • Document the accident in the and send it to the Office of People and Culture immediately.
  • If the employee needs medical care and/or misses work as a result of the injury, please have the employee complete and forward it to the Office of People and Culture immediately. If the employee is hospitalized, the supervisor shall complete sections 1-8 and 11 on the form and submit it to the Office of People and Culture immediately.
  • Give the employee the and instruct them to take the to the doctor if they need medical care. Finally, instruct them to report their work status to the Office of People and Culture upon release from care.

If hospitalized with a head injury, amputation, loss of eye or fatality, please contact the Office of People and Culture immediately.

Safety Forms

Safety Committee Minutes

Your ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ Fox login is required to view the Safety Committee minutes. If you receive an error message, please make sure you are signed in to Google Docs with your ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ Fox account.

Chemical Safety

The worker's-right-to-know standard requires ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ Fox to make accessible to all employees information regarding chemicals used in the workplace. Plant Services provides this used. All departments are required to maintain paper copies of SDS sheets in order to ensure continuous compliance.

Waste Removal

ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ Fox strives to be conscientious of our contribution to waste production. The constant production of waste can be a complex topic. The university generates waste as part of normal daily operations, both academically and as a facility. Not all waste can be disposed of through trash or sanitary sewage systems.

A determination is conducted to identify the proper disposal routes required for the protection of the ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ Fox community, facilities, and the environment. We are currently operating as a very Small Quality Generator (VSQG) of hazardous waste. Please contact EHS at 503-554-2011 for more information on waste disposal.

Contact

Location
Our office is located in the Thomas Center at 1101 N. Villa Road. 

Hours
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (weekdays during the academic year)
7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (summer hours)

If you need to contact us outside of these hours, please call Campus Public Safety with any emergencies at 503-554-2090

Phone/Fax
Phone: 503-554-2010
Email: plantservices@georgefox.edu
Fax: 503-554-2009
Department box number: #6169

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