Environmental Health and Safety

UNC Asheville strives to provide a safe and healthful environment, free from recognized hazards which may cause serious injury to students, employees, and visitors. This is accomplished by maintaining a comprehensive safety and health program which involves all university employees.

In carrying out its responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment, the University has established the Environmental Health and Safety Office . UNC Asheville EHS serves as a resource for every person at the University and develops policies and procedures to accomplish the goal of a safe and healthful environment.

UNC Asheville believes that its most valuable resource is the people who teach, learn and work at this institution, and will do all that is reasonable and necessary to protect them.

Our Mission

The primary mission of the UNC Asheville Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHS) is to place administrative emphasis on workplace safety and health requirements for all persons comprising the University community.

As a part of this mission, the UNC Asheville EHS staff provides assistance to departments and individuals in order to establish and maintain a safe and healthy campus environment. Safety and health will be promoted as a matter of forethought rather than afterthought.

The UNC Asheville Environmental Health and Safety Office operates under the Department Public Safety within the Division of Student Affairs.