Safety Services

Administration

Mission

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is committed to provide a healthy, safe workplace and environment for faculty, staff, patients, students and visitors through compliance with legislative requirements as decreed in federal and state statutes and applicable municipal codes, together with the safety policies and procedures established by the Health Sciences Center.

About the Department

The Safety Services Department is charged with the responsibility for providing the necessary support in the implementation of the various federal, state and locally required safety programs. Individual divisions within Safety Services have the responsibility for managing specific safety programs. Within TTUHSC, Unit Safety Officers (USO's) are appointed by the Department Head.

Each Regional Campus shall be responsible for implementing and maintaining the various safety programs. It shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Vice President Finance & Administration - Regional Campus or his designee to coordinate these safety programs with the Director of Safety Services.

The Department of Safety Services is responsible for carrying out the overall safety policies established at TTUHSC. The department is structured to accomplish its responsibilities with six divisions.