Environmental Health & Safety

A Safe and Sustainable University

Environmental Health and Safety supports the university's teaching, research, and public service mission by assisting members of the campus community in meeting their responsibility to ensure a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for students, employees and visitors.

Environmental Health and Safety will assist the university in achieving national prominence through innovative and effective programs in both safety and sustainability.

The Institutional Safety Committee

The Institutional Safety Committee (ISC) at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) promotes and facilitates a safe campus environment by requiring all research or teaching activities meet Federal, state, local, and University safety policies and regulations. The “activities” include and are not limited to FGCU internal awards, externally funded research grants and contracts, class or laboratory projects/studies, self-initiated projects/studies, departmental research, etc. To ensure compliance, ISC reviews, approves and monitors all applicable activities.

ISC Application ISC Guidelines

Laboratory & Specialized Safety

Personal & Workplace Safety

Fire & Building Safety

Risk Management & Insurance

Compliance

Sustainability

Report a Workplace Hazard or Near Miss

You can report a hazard concern or safety suggestion online directly to Environmental Health and Safety. Types of safety concerns to report may include: general workplace and office safety, fire safety, laboratory safety, environmental issues, etc.

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Emergencies

Dial 911 from any phone for emergencies

Non-Emergencies

Call 239-590-1900 to contact police for a non-emergency

Property

Call 239-590-1370 for building, maintenance and grounds issues

Forms and Resources
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External Resources
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- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for information about advancing the higher education sustainability movement and the STARS metric.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for information about protecting the U.S. from foreign and home health safety and security threats
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of DHS for emergency response information and trainings online
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce for daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce
- Ready.gov for business and personal disaster preparedness resources, including how to get involved
- Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) for more information about the transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.

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