Environmental Health and Safety Policy

Abstract

1.1 Georgia Health Sciences University is strongly committed to protecting the environment and human health in all of its operations. To fulfill this commitment, Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU) recognizes that pro-active efforts must be taken to ensure that sound environmental, health and safety planning is integrated into every level of institutional decision making. 1.2 Effective environmental, health and safety performance is important to GHSU in its relationships with students, faculty, staff, regulatory agencies and the general public. To assist managers at GHSU in meeting their environmental and safety responsibilities, the following policy is established.