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Contact Environmental Health & Safety

Phone | (909) 621-8358
Fax(909) 621-8385
Email | ehs@claremont.edu

Environmental Health & Safety
TCCS Administrative Campus Center
101 South Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA, 91711

Trainings Schedule at TCCS 

Environmental Health and Safety

The Environmental Health and Safety Department is dedicated to ensuring a safe workplace free of hazards for all employees, students, contractors and visitors by creating and updating policies, identifying and eliminating workplace hazards, conducting ergonomic assessments and providing employee training.

Upcoming Events

TBD-OSHA 10 (ACC) (in-person)

02/15/24-OSTS RCRA Hazmat Training @8:30 am-4:30 pm (ACC, Board Room) (in-person)

02/08/24-OSTS RCRA Hazmat Training @8:30 am-4:30 pm (ACC, Council Room) (in-person)

02/05/24-OSTS DOT Training @8:00 am-4:30 pm (webinar) (use Promocode: DOT100)

01/23/24-Keck Science Fire Extinguisher Training @10:30 am (ACC, Board Room) (in-person)

01/23/24-OSTS Scissor Lift Training @10:30 am (Scripps Campus) (in-person)

Driver Management

  • Authorize employees to drive TCCS owned/leased vehicles.

Ergonomics

  • Provide professional-level expertise in evaluation and set up of workstations, in ergonomic office configurations and in recommendation of ergonomics equipment.
  • Ergonomics evaluations may be requested by contacting TCCS HR at hr@services.claremont.edu  or by contacting EH&S Department at ehs@claremont.edu
  • Ergonomics equipment is approved and purchased by each college.

Safety Trainings

EH&S provides Cal OSHA required safety training including but not limited to the following areas:

  • Accident Investigation
  • Asbestos Awareness
  • Back Safety/Safe Lifting
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Confined Spaces
  • Electrical Safety
  • Ergonomics
  • Fall Protection
  • Fire Extinguisher
  • Golf Cart Safety
  • Hazard Communications
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hearing Protection
  • Heat Stress
  • Injury and Illness Prevention Program
  • Lockout/Tagout
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Respirator Protection
  • Safe Driver

Consultative Services

  • Develops policies and procedures required by regulatory agencies.
  • Provides guidance and best practice documents.
  • Researches regulatory, legal and best practice requirements for occupational health and safety areas as requested.
  • Provides The Claremont Colleges (TCCS) with relevant environmental health and safety alerts and updates.
  • Maintains and updates the TCCS Asbestos Report to ensure compliance with Cal OSHSA’s Asbestos Communication of Hazards (§1529 subsection k).
  • Provides guidance during inspections from regulatory agencies.
  • Coordinates and/or conducts safety audits as requested.

To report a safety or health hazard, contact TCCS’s Environmental Health and Safety Department by phone (909) 621-8538 or via email

You may also contact EHS staff directly:

Cristina Irwin
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Cristina.irwin@claremont.edu
909-621-8538

Jazmine Clark
Administrative Assistant for Risk and Safety
Jazmine.Clark@claremont.edu
909-607-3554

Amy Mendez
Safety & Risk Management Manager
Amy.Mendez@claremont.edu
909-621-8050

Requesting to Become An Authorized Driver.

Contact EH&S at ehs@claremont.edu to provide the name of the driver and use the link below to upload required documents (Driver Authorization Form and Scanned copy of Driver’s License).

https://onbase.cuc.claremont.edu/AppNet/Login.aspx

Requesting Training

Contact EH&S at  ehs@claremont.edu or use the link below.

https://cuc.formstack.com/forms/ehs_forms_environmental_20health_and_safety_service_request_form_pdf

Requesting an Ergonomic Evaluation

Contact EH&S at ehs@claremont.edu or use the link below.

https://cuc.formstack.com/forms/request_for_ergonomic_evaluation

CAL OSHA

Training Requirements

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh_publications/TrainingReq.htm

Hazardous Waste

https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5192.html

Asbestos

https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/1529.html

Approved Regulations

https://www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb/apprvd.html

Cal/Osha Covid-19 Guidance and Resources

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/coronavirus/

FEDERAL OSHA

Training Requirements and Resources

https://www.osha.gov/training/library

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Center for Environmental Health (CEH)

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/Pages/CEH.aspx

Environmental Branch Management Branch

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DRSEM/Pages/EMB/EMB.aspx

Emergency Preparedness Office (EPO)

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/EPO/Pages/Program-Landing1.aspx

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT

https://fire.lacounty.gov/

CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL

https://dtsc.ca.gov/

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION

https://www.conservation.ca.gov/

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES 

https://water.ca.gov/

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

https://calepa.ca.gov/

CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD 

https://calrecycle.ca.gov/

TRAVELER’S

https://services.claremont.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a0628-comfort-tips-home-computer-users.pdf