Purpose

The EHS Committee represents University departments regarding health and safety issues and advises MSU senior leadership.  The Committee supports the work of SRM and ORC toward these goals and strives to develop a positive attitude toward safety in the faculty, staff, and students.

Committee Duties
The University EHS Committee:

  1. Reviews and/or recommends updates to the institutional EHS Policy;
  2. Reviews and/or recommends the adoption of programs that fall under the EHS Policy and are related to Occupational Health and Safety;
  3. Reviewing occupational injury and illness records to identify and communicate lessons learned and to prevent recurrence;
  4. Advising the University’s senior leadership on the status of EHS programs and their needs; and
  5. Communicating EHS information to University departments.

Relationship to Other Committees

The Office of Research Compliance (ORC) oversees focused EHS Committees including the Institutional Animal Care and Use, Biosafety, Institutional Biosafety, and Radiation Safety Committees.  ORC Programs have developed appropriate polices, standards and procedures to ensure a safe and compliant environment in these areas of research and study.

The Office of Research Compliance (ORC) and Safety & Risk Management (SRM) also oversee the Laboratory Safety Advisory Board that meets semi-annually to inform and advise MSU leadership on issues surrounding holistic laboratory safety.

These entities operate exclusively to the institutional EHS Committee, but updates from them are shared with the institutional committee as needed, and vice versa.

Membership

Membership is intended to represent the broader campus community, with at least six (6) members from campus departments who are involved in campus safety, who have expressed an interest in membership, and/or who are recommended by the committee.

Ex-officio members shall also be appointed by each of the following University functional areas: Safety and Risk Management, Internal Audit, Office of Legal Counsel, Human Resources, Student Success, and Facilities.

EHS Committee Members
Name
Position
Represents
Type
Arndt, Justin
 
Chief Compliance Officer
Ex officio
Brickman, Ryan
Vice Chair
Safety & Risk Management
Ex officio
Grey Gilbert, Jeannette
 
Human Resources
Ex officio
Lubick, Kirk
 
Office of Research Compliance
Ex officio
Peterson, Kellie
 
Office of Legal Counsel
Ex officio
White, Brad
 
Internal Audit
Ex officio
Boss, Darrin
 
College of Agriculture-MAES
Voting member
Cloninger, Mary
Chair
College of Letters & Sciences
Voting member
Connolly, Kristen
 
College of Engineering
Voting member
Giroux, Mike
 
College of Agriculture, Plant Sciences
Voting member
Gray, Stephanie
 
Gallatin College
Voting member
Jutila, Mark
 
College of Letters & Sciences, Micro
Voting member
Long, Amber
 
Student Success - University Health Partners
Voting member
Lynn, Tammy
 
Safety & Risk Management
Voting member
Shannon, Sarah
 
College of Nursing
Voting member
Zimpel, Jim
 
College of Arts & Architecture
Voting member


Chair & Vice Chair

  • Chair:              Mary Cloninger (appointed/elected)
  • Vice Chair:      Director of Safety & Risk Management (ex officio role)

Meeting

  • Meetings are held quarterly, typically February, May, August, and November.