UTSA Department of Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management

Office of Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management

The function of Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management (EHSRM) Administration is to provide overall direction and administrative support for the many functions and services provided by divisional staff. For a complete listing of services provided click on any of the divisional links in the left margin of this page. The Director of the Office of EHSRM reports directly to the Associate Vice President - Administration as part of the Office of the Vice President for Business Affaris. Support functions provided by the Director and Administrative staff include:

Departmental access control authority and approval
Budget development and authority
Leave reporting and payroll
Travel arrangements, authority and approval
Purchasing authority and approval
Departmental Inventory management
Departmental Database management
Departmental Website management
Program development and planning

In addition, the Director of EHSRM has been designated by UTSA as the institutional authority for the following:

Institutional Safety Officer - as referenced by local, state or federal regulation
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) for all matters pertaining to fire and life safety on campus and responding to State Fire Marshal requests
Responsible Official for the UTSA Select Agent Program as mandated by CDC and USDA regulation

EHSRM Administrative Staff