Information about the Safety/Environmental Section

The individual's obligation to ensure health and safety in the workplace

All employees have the duty to obtain the highest possible safety standard when working in the buildings and grounds of the University and are obliged to act responsibly and with consideration to the environment. 
Accordingly, all staff, workers, civil servants, students, trainees, civilian service providers and trainee carers as well as associates of outside companies, are obliged to observe the relevant regulations relating to occupational health and safety and environmental protection as binding laws, and to comply with or seek their manager's respective directives.  read more ....  

The Environmental Protection Department is the point of contact for all employees and students at the university, including the Medical Faculty Göttingen, for all questions related to occupational environmental protection.

Our key focus areas include:
•          Waste Management
•          Water pollution control
•          Transport of hazardous materials
•          Environmental protection aspects in terms of sustainability   read more …

The Radiation Protection department of the Safety/Environmental Protection staff unit supports the radiation protection officers together with the person responsible for radiation protection. For the University of Göttingen this is the President, for the University Medical Centre Göttingen the Board V3. The President and the Board V3 are responsible for organising radiation protection through the appropriate regulation of operating procedures. This includes the appointment of trained radiation protection officers, the provision of rooms and means for the procurement of equipment and devices as well as the implementation of suitable protective measures which correspond to the state of the art in science and technology for the protection of humans and the environment against the harmful effects of ionizing radiation. read more ... 

The Fibrous-Particle-Measuring Department at the Faculty of Medicine Göttingen has primarily been employed as an internal measuring department for the university medical centre.
The department's main task is the monitoring of the condition of all building in terms of a potentially release of asbestos and other hazard respirable fibers e.g. special man-made mineral fibers (MMMF), as well as final clearance air monitoring linked to asbestos abatements. read more ...

• Biological Agents Ordinance (BioStoffV)
• Genetic Engineering
• Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (IfSG)

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