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Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

Michael Charlton

Dr. Michael Charlton,
Assistant Vice President
for Risk Management and Safety

Mission

The mission of the Environmental Health and Safety Department is to provide a workplace free of recognized hazards that is conducive to worldclass education, research, and patient care as well as Institutional research committee support and emergency response.


We are dedicated to assisting in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of physical and health hazards in the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio educational and work environment.

 

Accomplishments and Accolades

  • 2009 Practice Greenhealth Environmental Leadership Circle Award
  • 2008 Practice Greenhealth Environmental Leadership Circle Award
  • 2007 Hospitals for a Healthy Environment Leadership Award
  • Lowest injury cost per employee among all health education institutions in Texas
  • UT Health Science Center at San Antonio reduced occupational injury claims by 10% from 2001 to 2002
  • UT Health Science Center at San Antonio awarded State of Texas Environmental Excellence Award
  • UT Health Science Center at San Antonio awarded San Antonio Water System (SAWS) Environmental Excellence Award
  • UT Health Science Center at San Antonio recognized as a TCEQ Clean Texas, Cleaner World Partner
  • UT Health Science Center at San Antonio awarded the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) Partner for Change Award