Councils and Committees

Committees are an important part of our Environmental Health and Safety Management System (EHSMS). They usually involve disciplines from different departments or groups and help to ensure safety and compliance through a process of planning, implementation, monitoring, tracking and compliance. Representatives from Environmental Health & Safety serve on a variety of committees, including those listed below, to provide technical expertise and guidance from various safety program areas.

• Emergency Management Committee
• Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Institutional Review Board (IRB) – Human Subjects
• Human Radiation Research Committee
• Radiation Drug Research Committee (RDRC)
• University Laboratory Safety Council (ULSC)
• University Radiation Protection Committee (URPC)
• University Hospital Radiation Safety Committee (UHRSC)
• University Hospital Environment of Care Committee
• University Hospital Patient Safety Committee
• University Hospital Administrative Policies & Procedures