Environmental Health & Safety
What is EH&S
Environmental Health and Safety assists the campus in providing a safe and healthful workplace through the development and implementation of programs which minimize the risk of occupationally related injury or illness. Also, EH&S develops and implements programs to ensure the safe use, handling and storage of hazardous materials and appropriate and compliant disposal of hazardous wastes. These are accomplished through employee training programs, procedures and policies, and compliance surveys.
Visit our contacts page to meet the EH&S team. Using the navigation bar to the right you can access Cal Poly's EH&S programs, quickly find a list of common forms and resources, or report a health and safety concern.
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EHS News and Information
Protecting Our Streams and Waterways During Rainy the Season
As winter rains return to the Central Coast, we all play a vital role in protecting Stenner and Brizzolara Creeks, and other campus waterways that eventually flow to the Pacific Ocean. Every drain on campus leads somewhere, and small actions can make a big difference protecting these resources.
Visit our campus guide to learn more about Cal Poly's waterways and actiions you can take to help protect them HERE.
Together, we can maintain healthy watersheds for our campus and community. Questions? Contact Environmental Health & Safety
We want to hear from you
Students, Faculty and Staff - Do you have a suggestion to improve campus health and safety? Or do you know someone who is a safety champion, setting an example for others and keeping workplace health and safety top of mind? Please let us know! Nominees could win a $50 gift card!
EHS has a one-stop combined form for the campus community to communicate concerns, share lessons learned, or to recognize others for positive safety performance. Click this link to share your thoughts with us.
Need to Report an Injury?
WORK INJURY NURSE TRIAGE LINE: 1-866-658-7064
IMPORTANT: Report all work-related injuries or illnesses as soon as they occur.
Step 1: Notify your supervisor immediately when a work-related injury or illness occurs.
Step 2: With assistance from your supervisor, contact the Work Injury Nurse Triage Line at 1-866-658-7064.
A Registered Nurse will determine whether medical treatment is required and provide next-step recommendations. Information reported to the nurse line is quickly transferred to the workers compensation coordinator (injuryreporting@calpoly.edu) for follow up.
EMERGENCY NOTE: If the injury is severe and requires immediate medical attention, call 911; dispatch will notify your supervisor.