Environmental Health & Safety
Environmental Health and Safety
UWF Environmental Health and Safety promotes a culture of safety, health and environmental protection in collaboration with the University community to support education and research.
2019 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday
May 31 through June 6, 2019
The 2019 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins on Friday, May 31, 2019, and ends on Thursday, June 6, 2019. During this sales tax holiday period, qualifying items related to disaster preparedness are exempt from sales tax. For full information and list of qualifying items, read the Florida Department of Revenue's Tax Information Publication on the subject (pdf).
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We are dedicated to reducing injuries, accidents and environmental impact, and ensuring compliance through high quality training, comprehensive workplace evaluation, hazardous materials management, managing regulatory information, and by minimizing future potential liabilities.
Mission
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety role is to advance UWF's mission, vision, and priorities by promoting a safe and healthy environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors. This goal is accomplished through programs designed to promote health and safety awareness, fire/life safety compliance, risk management services, and environmental stewardship.
Vision
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety will continually improve services within a work environment of shared best practices, through application of environmental, safety, health, building fire safety and, so as to support the primary mission of the University.
Policies
ES-02.02-06/14 Environmental Health and Safety Policy
ES-o3.04-10/14 Use of Fireworks on University Property
ES-05.02-03/15 University Risk Management and Insurance Policy
ES-07.02-06/15 Risk Management for University Automobiles
ES-08.01-08/15 Golf Cart and Other Motorized Cart Safety and Risk Management
ES-09.02-04/17 Wildlife and Domesticated Animal Control
FIN-10.01-07/17 Food Safety for Campus Events