Environmental Health & Safety

Learn About Our Services and Contact Us

Service Request Form

Fill this out and submit this form to request assistance from EH&S for things such as ergonomic assessments, universal waste pickup or other general safety requests.

Accident & Incident Reporting

Submit an Incident Report if you have or see an accident or incident on any EWU campus or while at an EWU related event or trip. Safety concerns can be reported here with the new Safety Concern Report form. Crime or Title IX violation reporting links can also be found here.

Hazardous Waste Pickup

Use this form to request a waste pick up. Download the Word document on the form page and upload it  to submit your request.


EH&S Service Areas


Health and Safety Topics

Extreme Temperatures

Both high and low temperatures can make working outside dangerous. Please follow these links below to watch videos that identify some warning signs to watch for and tips for working outside when it’s hot or cold.

Seven Ways to Beat the Heat Video

Hypothermia – Signs, Symptoms and Treatment

EWU has an Outdoor Heat Exposure program for employees who work outside between May 1st and September 30th. This program has information about heat-related illnesses and what to do to prevent it. Anyone who works outside during these months, and their supervisors, are required to attend or complete online, an annual Required Training – Heat Stress.

Safety Tips for the Upcoming Winter Season

Winter Safety Winter can be surprising. Below zero temperatures, wind, rain turning to ice, snow drifts, icy roads, closed roads. What’s one to do?  The best you can. Be prepared. Check the weather before you take a trip. If there is a bad storm on its way you may want to hold off traveling. If … Read more

Home Ergonomics Suggestions

  When working or studying at home, it is important to have a healthy workspace and work practices. Here are some suggestions for your workspace and practices: Take frequent breaks. Look away from your screen and focus on something 20 feet away every 20 minutes. Stand up and walk around every hour; get some water … Read more

Tips for staying healthy and happy while social distancing

Here are several tips from a colleague’s dog for staying happy and healthy while social distancing. Relaxation/Meditation Consider trying some yoga or deep breathing exercises. There are many free “classes” on YouTube – one is “Yoga with Adrienne” which offers many different levels and focuses and only requires the space that a yoga mat or … Read more

Face Masks and Respirators

Reminder: Healthy people who are not in close contact with sick individuals do not need respiratory protection however, you should wear cloth face coverings when you need to come into close contact with people you do not live with. Face masks, like those at the entrance to doctors offices, are not the same as respirators. … Read more

Social Distancing

A short video on social distancing from our friends up in Facilities. For information about the novel coronavirus and Eastern’s plan, visit: https://inside.ewu.edu/bewell/coronavirus/

How to Wash Your Hands

Handwashing seems so easy, we have done it our whole lives. But most people wash their hands for about 5 seconds, which is much lower than the minimum 20 seconds and the ideal 40-60 seconds. The video below from the World Health Organization shows proper handwashing technique. It takes about a minute, if you are … Read more

About us: Environmental Health & Safety

002 Martin Hall – Cheney, WA 99004

P: 509.359.6496 | F: 509.359.4690

envhea@ewu.edu

Martin Hall map with box around location of EH&S offices