{"id":35567,"date":"2024-05-16T12:26:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T19:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/?page_id=35567"},"modified":"2026-07-10T14:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:16:30","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eastern Washington University Environmental Health &amp;&nbsp;Safety Office strives to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to protect the environmental integrity of the campus and surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide and maintain an environment free from recognized hazards and minimize potential loss of university resources and damage to human life, health, and the environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure compliance of all federal, state and local standards, laws, statutes and regulations related to health, safety and environmental protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continually improve programs and information designed to protect EWU community members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enlist all campus community members as safety team members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ewu-medium-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ewu-medium-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">EH&amp;S Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General EH&amp;S Contact Information:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:envhea@ewu.edu\">envhea@ewu.edu<\/a><br>Office: 509.359.6496<br>Fax: 509.359.4690<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-15a1e31d\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7bbf2a56\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-479cd90b\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Chad Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safety Officer 3<br><a href=\"mailto:djohnson@ewu.edu\">djohnson@ewu.edu<\/a><br>Office: 509.359.6455<br>Cell: 509.359.5768 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radiation Safety \/ Compliance Reporting \/ Building Inspections<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-68ea6975\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Kathy Kees<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Safety Officer 3<br><a href=\"mailto:kkees@ewu.edu\">kkees@ewu.edu<\/a><br>Office: 509.359.2788<br>Cell: 509.220.7049 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Hazardous and Universal Waste Management \/ Building Captain Program \/ Lab Inspections<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-52ea7417\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>John Shields<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safety Officer 3<br><a href=\"mailto:jshields@ewu.edu\">jshields@ewu.edu<\/a> Office: 509.359.6697<br>Cell: 509.220.7085 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biological Safety \/ Industrial Hygiene \/ Ergonomics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ae2704f8\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dafb0f1b\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ewu-medium-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ewu-medium-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-283efd9c\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-99af8da6\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-99af8da6\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/EHS-with-MAR.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing the location of the EH&amp;S offices, taken standing on the sidewalk out the back of Williamson Hall\" class=\"wp-image-1070\" style=\"width:276px;height:auto\" title=\"EH&amp;S with MAR\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/EHS-with-MAR.jpg 859w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/EHS-with-MAR-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/EHS-with-MAR-768x1006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/EHS-with-MAR-782x1024.jpg 782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-17a29c6e\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-17a29c6e\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/location.jpg\" alt=\"Martin Hall map with box around location of EH&amp;S offices\" class=\"wp-image-508\" title=\"location\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/location.jpg 500w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/location-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The EH&amp;S offices are located in the Martin Hall annex<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-c0c0c967\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c0c0c967\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/EHS-tall-with-WIL-JFK.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing the location of the EH&amp;S offices, taken standing outside the stairs in the back of Martin Hall\" class=\"wp-image-1069\" style=\"width:276px\" title=\"EH&amp;S tall with WIL &amp; JFK\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/EHS-tall-with-WIL-JFK.jpg 844w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/EHS-tall-with-WIL-JFK-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/EHS-tall-with-WIL-JFK-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ewu-medium-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ewu-medium-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Waste Transfer Facility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-4901dfc5\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-c48d450f\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c48d450f\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/Pic-3-WTF-location-300x247.png\" alt=\"map image showing the location of the Waste Transfer Facility\" class=\"wp-image-660\" style=\"width:253px\" title=\"WTF Location\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/Pic-3-WTF-location-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/Pic-3-WTF-location-768x633.png 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/Pic-3-WTF-location-1024x845.png 1024w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/02\/Pic-3-WTF-location.png 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Waste Transfer Facility location<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-e3deb7a8\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e3deb7a8\">\n\n<p>Hazardous and universal waste can be placed outside the EH&amp;S Waste Transfer Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Waste Transfer Facility is located near Central Stores.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-a1f8bfac\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a1f8bfac\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2016\/11\/HAZ-Waste-building-300x225.png\" alt=\"Waste Transfer Facility\" class=\"wp-image-465\" style=\"width:263px;height:auto\" title=\"haz-waste-building\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2016\/11\/HAZ-Waste-building-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2016\/11\/HAZ-Waste-building.png 489w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Waste Transfer Facility<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Chemicals<\/strong>&nbsp;can be placed in the cabinet to the right of the white roll-up door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sharps or biowaste<\/strong>&nbsp;can be placed in the biohazard can to the left of the roll-up door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Batteries<\/strong>&nbsp;can be placed next to the biohazard can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Lights and ballasts<\/strong>&nbsp;can be placed in the shed on the left of the building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement The Eastern Washington University Environmental Health &amp;&nbsp;Safety Office strives to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to protect the environmental integrity of the campus and surroundings. Goals EH&amp;S Contact Information General EH&amp;S Contact Information: envhea@ewu.eduOffice: 509.359.6496Fax: 509.359.4690 Chad Johnson Safety Officer 3djohnson@ewu.eduOffice: 509.359.6455Cell: 509.359.5768 Radiation &#8230; <a title=\"About Us\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/about-us\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about About Us\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3269,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35567","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35567"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3269"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35567"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38327,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35567\/revisions\/38327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}