News & Updates

Effective Sep. 1, Holly Gates-Mayer is serving as the interim Assistant Vice Chancellor (AVC) for the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S). The former AVC for EH&S, Brandon Boger has stepped down to fill another roll within the department, as the Director of Special Projects. Gates-Mayer joined the CU...

Rachel Eastman recently became a Certified Safety Professional (CSP). According to the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, The CSP is “a certification that demonstrates you have met the requirements for the gold standard of safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) credentials and have achieved the industry’s most-recognized SH&E certification.” To gain...

Is your lab moving? For any questions please do not hesitate to contact EHS at 303-492-6025.

Are you mentoring young Science Fair participants? If you plan to bring minors (under age 18) into your laboratory there are a few steps that need to be completed prior to their arrival. Please review the new document that outlines all the relevant EHS and CU Boulder guidelines and policies...

Environment Health & Safety is not only committed to keeping our campus safe but also protecting our environment from hazardous pollutants. Batteries can become incredibly harmful when improperly disposed of. There are several locations across campus though to safely send those to our team, ensuring they do not end up...

CU Radiation Safety Officer, Margaret Ashton, is currently serving the second year of a four-year term on the Colorado Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC). The RAC is a state level committee created by legislative statute, charged with advising the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) on matters related to...

While EH&S continues to work to support research needs on campus, we will be decreasing operations to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As of Wednesday, March 18, 2020, most EH&S personnel will transition to remote work. During this time, please contact the CU Police Department (call 9-1-1 from...