Queensborough Community College
DEPARTMENT:
Non-teaching Department, Part A
2014-2015 Academic Year
Environmental Health and Safety
MISSION
The Office of Environmental Health and Safety is committed to establishing and maintaining a healthful
and safe work environment through the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of
environmental hazards in areas of industrial hygiene, regulatory compliance, laboratory and chemical
safety, and hazardous waste management. These endeavors are realized through inspection of campus
areas, listening and responding to community concerns, training of university members and continual
dialog with all involved to achieve problem resolutions.
A. DEPARTMENT-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES, 2014-2015
Type of Activity and Topic
Environmental Health lecture: 10 students
enrolled in Biology Environmental Sciences class
(BI 480)
Hazard Communication/Universal Waste
Awareness: 7 B/G staff
Laboratory Safety/ Hazardous Waste Awareness:
13 research student
Building and Floor Fire Coordinator: 7 QCC staff
(various departments)
Bloodborne Pathogens Training/ Respiratory
Protection: 5 Health Services staff
Ebola/ Infectious Disease Response and
Awareness: 28 Public Safety staff
Lab Safety and Hazardous Waste Awareness: 13
faculty
Hazard Communication/ Bloodborne Pathogen:
19 B/G staff
Hazard Communication/ Bloodborne Pathogen/
Mold Awareness: 43 B/G staff
Organized,
Presented, or Both
Both
Date
Both
4/25/15
7
Both
13
Both
2/20 and
3/3/15
12/3/14
Both
10/23/14
5
Both
10/14/14
28
Both
13
Both
9/26,
10/14/14
10/3/14
Both
7/17/14
43
5/7/15
Number
Attending
10
7
19
B. INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT’S ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF, 2014-2015
Name
SEHSA EHS Fall Conference
OSHA 8 hour Hazardous waste training
Radiation Safety training
Achievement type
Conference attended
Training attended
Training attended
C. DEPARTMENT CHANGES, 2014-2015: NO CHANGES
Semester
Fall 2014
Summer 2015
Summer 2015