{"id":25,"date":"2015-08-19T20:17:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T20:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/facilities\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:27:44","slug":"ehs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ehs\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Health &amp; Safety\/Risk Management (EH&amp;S\/RM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading style17\"><span class=\"style19\"><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"style23\">The Universal Mission of the Palomar Environmental Health &amp; Safety\/Risk Management (EH&amp;S\/RM) Office is to promote the most optimal level achievable for a safe, secure, and healthy environment for employees, students, visitors and property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"style23\">EH&amp;S\/RM strives to support Palomar College by reducing risk and providing a solid long term foundation for education, work, the community and the environment.&nbsp; EH&amp;S\/RM will work with all levels of management, education, and the community to ensure it achieves these goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Department<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The EH&amp;S\/RM area of the Facilities Department is responsible for providing information, guidance, inspections, ergonomic evaluations, indoor air quality evaluations, hazardous waste pick-up, earthquake safety, emergency operational plans, coordination of safety training seminars and permit and licensing requirements, liaison between local, state, and federal regulatory agencies and a wide variety of safety and training programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EH&amp;S\/RM works to achieve these goals by tracking and reporting the major program activities on a monthly basis. EH&amp;S\/RM also works with outside contractors for specialty services for Palomar College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons d-flex info-grid-sm is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-61022af7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button flex-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ehs\/risk-management\/\">Risk Management<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button flex-fill is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ehs\/emergency-drill-information\/\">Emergency Information<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button flex-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ehs\/ehs\/forms-ehs\/\">EH&amp;S Forms<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button flex-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ehs\/ehs\/programs\/\">Programs<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button flex-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ehs\/ehs\/ppe-covid-19\/\">Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guide<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button flex-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/safetyandsecurity\/\">Safety and Security Committee<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button flex-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ehs\/ehs\/training\/\">Training &amp; Procedures<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button flex-fill is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ehs\/ehs\/meet-the-ehs-staff\/\">Meet the Staff<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button flex-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/ehs\/ehs\/faqs-ehs\/\">FAQ<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement The Universal Mission of the Palomar Environmental Health &amp; Safety\/Risk Management (EH&amp;S\/RM) Office is to promote the most optimal level achievable for a safe, secure, and healthy environment for employees, students, visitors and property. 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