Environmental Health & Safety

Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) supports the University's core mission of teaching, research, and service by providing comprehensive environmental, health and safety services to the University community. It is our mission to protect UCCS's human and physical resources and preserve the environment. To that end, we are dedicated to creating a partnership with the campus community and providing services to assist faculty, staff and students in integrating safety and compliance into their workplace culture and behavior.

As you explore the EHS web page, you will find that we offer a variety of services to the campus involving:

• laboratory safety
• fire protection
• occupational safety
• biosafety
• environmental protection
• safety and compliance training
• outreach initiative.

Please contact our office if we can be of service to you or if you have suggestions on how we might serve you better.

EHS Staff

Ron Honn (rhonn@uccs.edu) 719-255-3201

Cynthia Norton (cnorton@uccs.edu) 719-205-2233

• Lab Safety Manual
• Biosafety
• Hazardous Materials Inventories
• Lab Registration Program
• Lab Inspection Program
• Waste Management
• Radiation Safety
• Laser Safety
• Spill Response
• Safe Operating Procedures
• Frequently Asked Questions

• What to do in event of a fire
• Fire Extinguishers
• Fire Ban

• Lab Safety Training
• Biosafety Training
• Hazardous Waste Training
• Fire Extinguisher Training
• First Aid Training
• Occupational Safety Training
• Custom Training

• Personal Protective Equipment
• Ergonomics
• Indoor Air Quality
• Work Related Injuries
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Safe Operating Procedures