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    Campus Safety is Our Priority

    EH&S is committed to keeping the campus safe by providing occupational training, health and safety resources, and waste disposal.
  • EH&S Exceeds Sustainability Goals for Chemical Waste Disposal

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    Become a Pitt Safety Ambassador!

    Pitt’s Safety Ambassador Network – a pandemic creation – has evolved and endured. ABOUT THE NETWORK >>
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    A Lifesaving Resource

    You can help save a life during a cardiac emergency by finding the nearest Automated External Defibrillator. MORE >>

Campus Safety Is Our Priority

The Department of Environmental Health and Safety is committed to keeping the campus safe by providing occupational training, such as laboratory procedures and fire safety; providing health and safety resources; assist in acquiring resources, such as Automated Emergency Defibrillators (AEDs); working to ensure the proper handling and disposing of biological and chemical waste; and even providing tips on how to make your workspace ergonomically friendly.

 

Services

SciShield Research Management
Injuries
Spill Response
Forms & Tools
Safety Manual
Chemical Waste Schedule
COVID 19 Resources

COVID-19 Resources

EH&S COVID-19 Resources for the Pitt Community

Chemical Redistribution Program

Waste minimization and cost containment

Campus Safety

Pitt Safety Services

Hazard Communication

Information on the hazards of chemicals and appropriate protective measures.

Respiratory Protection

Protection from breathing contaminated or oxygen-deficient air.

Building Specific Safety Info

Evacuation plans and emergency procedures by building.

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Environmental Health and Safety

  Phone: 412-624-9505
  Fax: 412-624-8524
  Email: safety@ehs.pitt.edu

EMERGENCIES: 412-624-2121

EH&S STAFF
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COMMITTEES
  • Biohazards Committee
  • Chemical Hygiene Officers Committee

 

REGIONAL CAMPUSES
  • Bradford
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Located at:
Jerome Cochran Public Safety Bldg
3412 Forbes Avenue
Fourth Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
 
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