Welcome to Safety Services (OSS)

The Office of Safety Services (OSS) exists as a consulting resource for NSU departments and personnel who want to know more about how they can keep their workplace safe. The Office of OSS is a working partner in such campus administrative advisory groups as the Chemical Safety Committee, the Biological Safety Committee. OSS is also the primary contact for local, state, and federal agencies to inform the NSU community of regulatory requirements and to perform mandatory compliance functions related to health, safety and environmental issues. Requests for safety information and training, regulatory interpretation and applicability, approval of potentially hazardous procedures, resolution of safety problems, surveillance and monitoring are handled by OSS.

Vision

To advocate a safe and healthful environment while enabling the university’s mission of teaching, research, and public service.

Mission

To promote a safe and healthy campus environment by coordinating the provision of programs and services to reduce safety, health and environmental risks to the University community in a manner consistent with responsible fiscal and environmental stewardship.