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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Home
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Explore our cutting edge research, world-class patient care, career opportunities and more.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Home
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Environmental Health and Safety is comprised of six divisions:
The Biological Safety division provides a safe work environment that minimizes the risk of biological exposures for researchers, staff and patients. It provides the following services:
The Biocontainment division provides a safe work environment that minimizes the risk of working with Biosafety Level 3 microorganisms for researchers and staff. It provides the following services:
The General Safety division strives to provide a safe environment for all St. Jude employees, patients and visitors by developing safety policies/procedures, conducting compliance audits and drills. Its services include:
The mission of the Hazardous Materials division is to ensure that risks from hazardous chemicals in the research and clinical environments are minimized by monitoring inventory, responding to spills, providing training, collecting waste and ensuring compliance with local, state and federal regulations. The Hazardous Materials division is responsible for the following services:
The mission of the Industrial Hygiene division is to provide a safe and healthy research and clinical environment by maintaining excellent air quality and minimizing exposures to hazardous substances and their impact on the environment. The Industrial Hygiene division is responsible for the following services:
The mission of Radiation Safety Division is to develop and implement safety programs to protect the health and safety of employees, patients and the general public from unwarranted exposure to radioactive materials, ionizing radiation-producing equipment and non-ionizing radiation sources..
The Radiation Safety division is responsible for the following services: