Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) is responsible for occupational health programs and strives to reduce work-related accidents and injuries through a formal injury and illness prevention plan, in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and biosafety regulations. The program is built on the premise that each employee has the responsibility to: understand the hazards associated with their work, plan each job to assure proper safety equipment is available and used, know what actions to take in the event of emergencies, report any injuries or potential injuries and any unsafe conditions and ask questions as needed. Principal Investigators and project leadership have the responsibility to: provide access to safety tools, resources and training, ensure a safe working environment, and promote a culture of safety and compliance.
Additional services include helping UNMC administrators and staff to protect UNMC/Nebraska Medicine property and ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors, students, and staff. EHS does this by identifying safety hazards, consulting with departments to correct and prevent safety hazard deficiencies, unsafe conditions and acts, and providing occupational and personal safety education and information.
UNMC partners with the Nebraska Medicine Employee Health Department to provide occupational health services to employees at the Omaha campus. UNMC Student Health provides services for students on the Omaha campus.
Employee Health Clinic: 402-552-3563
UNMC Student Health Clinic: 402-559-7204
UNMC Occupational Health Manager: 402-559-8395