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Environmental Health and Safety

Prepare. Prevent. Stay Safe.

Environmental Health and Safety provides consultation and support services to the university community on matters relating to environmental and occupational health and safety. The services provided are broad ranging, and include monitoring compliance to legislative requirements and developing health and safety related policies, programs, and procedures.

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Explore mandatory and job-specific H&S training courses

Report a hazard, injury or incident

Report a hazard, injury or incident

Safety Data Sheets

WHMIS information on hazardous products

Ergonomics

How to set up your workstation

Recent News

Tick Safety

Optimal weather conditions present an opportunity to resume outdoor work and activities including field work. However, heightened temperatures also correlate…

Enhancements to CuWorkSafe – Incident & Hazard Reporting

As part of a Software Rationalization Strategy, we are modernizing several business applications to eliminate duplication, improve security, and streamline…

Safety Meme Contest

Safety doesn’t have to be boring! To celebrate Safety and Health Week, get creative and transform our Construction Cat into the…

Open Nominations for 2025 Health and Safety Recognition Award

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) team (Office of Risk Management) and the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) are…

2025 National Day of Mourning

In recognition of the annual National Day of Mourning, this is a time to remember and renew our commitment to…

Scheduled Outage: Online H&S Courses

To ensure successful completion and recording of refresher H&S training, Brightspace EHS courses will be temporarily disrupted due to maintenance…

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