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Housed within the Infrastructure and Sustainability unit, EHS consists of more than 30 dedicated professionals focused on ensuring safety across various domains, including biological, environmental, fire, general campus, hazardous waste, laboratory and chemical, and radiation safety.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe department was recently recognized nationally by the Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) with four Institutional Awards for 2025, marking the second consecutive year the department has received top honors. This year\u2019s awards highlight innovative programs in makerspace safety, chemical inventory reconciliation, team-based safety culture, and respiratory protection tailored to lab environments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn total, Georgia Tech EHS has now received seven CSHEMA awards in two years, showcasing the team\u2019s commitment to building a proactive, collaborative safety culture through strategic communication, innovation, and continuous improvement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEHS Associate Vice President Jerel Harris said, \u201cWe\u2019re proud to receive these recognitions from CSHEMA for the second year in a row. While the EHS team has worked hard to develop tools, resources, and programs that support a proactive safety culture, these achievements are only possible because of the strong commitment from our campus partners. Ultimately, safety compliance is their responsibility, and we\u2019re grateful for the collaboration that makes Georgia Tech a leader in this space.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech EHS received the following awards:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EComprehensive EHS Marketing and Communications Program Award for The Makers\u2019 Protection Initiative\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMarketing Campaign Award for The Chemical Reconciliation Campaign\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInnovation Award for Safety Culture for The General Safety Team Initiatives\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInnovation Award for Process Improvement for the Respiratory Protection Program and The Makers\u2019 Protection Program\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe department was recently recognized by the national Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The department was recently recognized by the national Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2025-07-29 20:36:23","changed_gmt":"2025-07-30 16:39:05","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677525":{"id":"677525","type":"image","title":"The Seattle Space Needle with EHS Awards","body":"\u003Cp\u003EEHS awards received from the 2025 national CSHEMA conference in Seattle.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1753821657","gmt_created":"2025-07-29 20:40:57","changed":"1753893302","gmt_changed":"2025-07-30 16:35:02","alt":"EHS awards received from the 2025 national CSHEMA conference in Seattle.","file":{"fid":"261432","name":"IMG_7401--1-.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/29\/IMG_7401--1-.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/29\/IMG_7401--1-.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2267568,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/07\/29\/IMG_7401--1-.jpeg?itok=oJRWjioA"}},"677526":{"id":"677526","type":"image","title":"EHS CSHEMA Awards 2025","body":"\u003Cp\u003EElizabeth Henry, Georgia Tech EHS laboratory and chemical safety specialist, and Jim Crandall, EHS director at Penn State and CSHEMA president.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1753821804","gmt_created":"2025-07-29 20:43:24","changed":"1753893237","gmt_changed":"2025-07-30 16:33:57","alt":"Elizabeth Henry, Georgia Tech EHS laboratory and chemical safety specialist, and Jim Crandall, EHS director at Penn State and CSHEMA president. 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