Memo:
July 29, 2008
To:
CUNY Environmental, Health and Safety Council
From:
Howard Apsan
Re:
Environmental, Health and Safety Officers Meeting Minutes
Lehman College, July 10, 2008
Opening
The July meeting of the Environmental Health and Safety Council was held at Lehman College
on July 10, 2008. Bill Keller, Vice President of the Office of Finance and Administration, and
Fred Einerman, EHSO at Kingsborough, hosted the meeting and the annual beach barbeque that
EHSRM shared with CUNY Public Safety. Sheryce Woolery recorded the minutes and the
minutes of the previous meeting were approved by acclamation.
EHS Internal Audits
Internal audits have been completed at four colleges this semester: Queens College, Lehman
College, Brooklyn College and Hostos Community College. The audit at Hostos was an un-
scheduled surprise audit, designed to remind us that regulatory agencies may inspect campuses at
any time and without advance notice.
Internal audits are scheduled for Hostos Community College and Medgar Evers College in
October, followed by a surprise audit. As has been the practice, EH&S Officers from other
campuses volunteered to serve on these internal audits. This practice provides added value to all
involved. Anyone wishing to volunteer for an upcoming audit should contact Michael Spath,
Environmental Compliance Manager, Central Office, at michael.spath@mail.cuny.edu
Environmental Compliance Subcommittee Report
Michael Spath, CUNY’s Environmental Compliance Manager, briefed the Council on some
recent subcommittee discussions. In light of several recent spills, the Subcommittee
recommended that an SOP on spills be written and that training be conducted at all of the
campuses. Additionally, future audits will be conducted in a manner consistent with CUNY’s
Howard N. Apsan, Ph.D.
University Director
Environmental, Health, Safety &
Risk Management
The City University of New York
535 East 80th Street
New York, NY 10075
tel: 212-794-5571
fax: 212-79