Environmental Health and Safety

Robert Rovinsky, MES, CHMM
Environmental health and Safety Manager
The Wistar Institute
3601 Spruce Street
Room L84B
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215- 898-3712
Email:rrovinsky@wistar.org

Introduction

Provides comprehensive health and safety support services for laboratory research and other operations.

Mission Statement

• The mission of EH&S is to facilitate a safe and healthful work environment conducive to performing biomedical research.

Goals

• To adopt health, safety and environmental protection best practices and base a program on continuous improvement.
• Promote a cultural environment of shared responsibility within the Institute community that will effectively identify hazards and manage the risk of injury, disease and the protection of the environment.

Values

• Incorporate integrity, professionalism, responsible customer service and excellence into all that we do.