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Occupational Health and Safety

Health and Safety Information

Welcome to the Occupational Health and Safety Office. As part of the Risk and Security team, KPU Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) supports the university's commitment to providing safe and healthy work and learning environments for the KPU community.  Occupational Health and Safety works collaboratively with the university community to promote and maintain health and safety programs that are consistent with applicable legislation and regulatory requirements.

Our Vision

Our vision is to conduct campus activities in a manner which meets and exceeds all applicable safety, health and environmental standards in order to prevent accidents, occupational injuries and illnesses.

Our Mission

The Occupational Health and Safety Department supports the continuous improvement of a safety culture at the University by providing advice, guidance, training, and technical support to the campus community. The Occupational Health and Safety Department will develop, implement and promote programs that will continuously improve the safety of our campuses to prevent occupational injuries/illnesses, protect the environment and assure continued compliance with safety regulation/legislation.

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We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral First Nations territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), qi̓  cə̓  y̓ (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), scə̓  waθən (Tsawwassen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), and kwikwəƛ̓ə̓  m (Kwikwetlem); and with the lands of the qw̓  ɑ:nƛ̓ə̓  n̓ (Kwantlen First Nation), which gifted its name to this university.