Congratulations to Environmental Health & Safety’s 2025 OPS Graduate, Shreya Reddy Palla! Graduation is not the end of learning; it's the beginning of a lifelong pursuit of knowledge and wisdom. May you continue to explore, innovate, and strive for greatness.

Wow 20 years! Congratulations on completing two decades of unwavering commitment to UF! Your hard work and dedication are truly appreciated. Here’s to many more years of amazing accomplishments. Happy work anniversary, Melissa and Eric!

Thank you to all those who participated in today's first EH&S Risk Management Summit. It was a great opportunity to share the work EH&S is implementing, promote an understanding of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and foster collaboration between risk professionals across UF.

A successful training today with Center for Precollegiate Education and Training (CPET) students on safety guidelines & emergency procedures. EH&S is proud to be a partner of the CPET programs promoting a culture of environmental health and safety excellence.

Thank you to our amazing EH&S Pest Management Team for safely relocating this cutie who got stuck in a stairwell at Reed Laboratory.

Today’s Lab Safety training at Cancer Genetics Building- ICBR. Emergency Equipment: Eye & Shower stations Simple steps: 1. Activate shower 2. Remove clothing 3. Position yourself 4. Rinse thoroughly 5. Seek medical attention Schedule your lab’s training. [email protected]

Have a fun & safe 4th of July weekend. Happy Independence Day!

Today EH&S trained 50 CPET students for the Summer Biomed and Environmental Toxicology Camp on lab safety , biosafety , radiation safety, and fire safety. Thank you to all who participated!

Lab Safety Coordinators and Environmental Safety & Compliance Officer participated in Fume Hood Training with Assoc. Director of Research Services, Artiom Chacon. Safety trainings promote a culture of environmental health and safety excellence. Contact us ehs.ufl.edu

EH&S is proud to be recognized as the 2025 winner of the Lab Safety Awareness Week Award for a large school at the CSHEMA Conference in Seattle, WA. Thank you Erica Gonzaga Wallace, Assoc. Director Research Services for accepting award from Jim Crandall, the President of CSHEMA.

Thank you to Erica Wallace Gonzaga, EH&S Associate Director of Research Services for presenting some of the best practices we have here at UF while at the 2025 CSHEMA Conference in Seattle, WA this week.

Come be a part of the EH&S team! We are hiring for several positions: · Lab Safety Program Manager · Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator I · Deputy Building Code Administrator · Fire Safety Technician II Apply now at explore.jobs.ufl.edu

Today we celebrated the grand opening of the EHS Support Building # 554. Our renovated building houses UF's Building Codes, Dive Science , Fire Safety and Equipment Services, & Pest Management Programs. Thank you to everyone involved in the successful completion of this project!

EH&S Team Members were out at PK Yonge today training students on best practices for Lab Safety and Fire Safety. Thank to everyone for your participation. It was a great success and an amazing start to a new school year!

Today we wished farewell to our Lab Safety Program Manager, Cindy Mercado who is transferring to the UF TREEO Center. Thank you for all your contributions to EH&S for the past 8 years. Your experience, guidance, and enthusiasm will be missed. Best wishes in your new role!

Our Hazardous Materials Team found themselves working Pest Management today capturing and relocating this juvenile black racer. Thank you to them for prioritizing safety and saving the snake's life. EH&S is always promoting a culture of environmental health & safety excellence.