Programs and Services
Environmental Health
Longwood University's Environmental Goals are to meet or exceed the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and, where applicable, EPA regulations, directives, and Executive Orders established by the Governor's Office. These compliance standards shall be met through procedures, processes, and plans with attached responsibilities to cover the below-listed areas, and those areas may later be identified by a regulation:
- Environmental Management System (EMS)
- Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)
- Air Permitting
- Lead-Based Paint
- PCB Management
- Asbestos Management
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
- Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs)
- Storm Water
- Pesticides and Regulated Materials
- Safe Drinking Water
- Hazardous Materials
- Handling
- Use
- Storage
Hazardous Waste
- Storage
- Handling
- Disposal
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) serves all university members by helping to create a safe and healthy work environment through the promotion of occupational safety, fire safety, and occupational health programs. OSH staff also perform industrial hygiene monitoring, evaluations of potential health hazards, and assist with the development of controls to reduce or eliminate exposure to these hazards.
Occupational Safety
- Accident Investigation and Reporting
- Asbestos Operations and Maintenance
- Biosafety
- Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan
- Confined Spaces Entry
- Contractor/Subcontractor Safety/Procedures
- Construction Safety
- Electrical Safety
- Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring Safety
- Exposure Control Plan
- Fall Protection
- Fire and Life Safety
- Hazard Communication/SDS
- Hearing Conservation
- Indoor Air Quality
- Lead Hazard Control
- Lockout/Tagout
- Machinery and Equipment Safety
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Respiratory Protection
- Walking-Working Surfaces (ladders, stairs, scaffolds)
- Welding, Cutting, Brazing, & Soldering