Gail Fellows
Director of
Environmental Health and Safety
201 carter Drive, Suite 100
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-3333
Fax: 610-436-3464
Email: gfellows@wcupa.edu
Environmental Health & Safety provides professional advice to university groups
in the areas of environmental protection, fire safety, occupational health and safety.
The department is available for inspections, monitoring and analysis of specific problem areas and provides or coordinates a variety of safety and
health training. Regular inspections are performed in buildings and EHS monitors all adverse environmental exposures. The
department is the liaison for the university with regulatory agencies in the fields of occupational and environmental health and
safety and is a service and support unit within Human Resources Services.
The Environmental Health & Safety Department works with the Facilities
Division and other departments to ensure compliance with
environmental regulations which include hazardous materials, storm water,
oil spill
protection, asbestos, lead, and others.
Fire Safety
Responsibilities in the fire safety area include fire safety training,
building inspections, fire drills, fire protection
and detection systems, fire prevention and protection
policies and procedures, and professional
services
such as investigations, risk analysis, plans review,
and codes compliance. Our site offers important
information on fire safety tips, training presentations
for staff and students, evacuation guidelines, university
fire safety statistics, video
demonstrations, and fire safety forms and permits.
Occupational Health & Safety
The intent of the accident and illness prevention program is to identify, evaluate, and control potential workplace
health and safety hazards in order to prevent occupational accidents and illnesses.
Suggestion Box
For suggestions or to report safety and health concerns e-mail Gfellows@wcupa.edu.