Environmental Health & Safety

Environmental Health and Safety

The Office of Environmental Health and Safety provides professional advice to campus departments on all aspects of health and life safety, and the Director of Environmental Health & Safety and Fire Marshall is responsible for maintaining and coordinating compliance with applicable safety codes and standards across campus. 

The Director is principally a member of the Facilities Management team but also is a member of the Department of Public Safety and coordinates with the Academic Safety Officer on lab and studio safety, particularly with regard to chemical storage and disposal. 

If you have an environmental, health or safety concern, or if you want or need information or training in a particular area, please contact Chris Moynihan at cmoynahan@fairfield.edu

Office of Environmental Health and Safety

Location: Dolan East Room 210
Office Hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (203) 254-4000 x2546
After Hours Emergency: Call Public Safety at x4090

Campus Fire Safety

The campus Fire Marshal is the authority having jurisdiction on fire-safety and life-safety issues for the Fairfield University campus. The duties of the Fire Marshall include conducting routine inspections of campus buildings and addressing both fire and life safety concerns and questions.

The fire marshal is in direct communication with the town of Fairfield Fire Marshall on a consistent basis in reviewing documents for new construction, remodeling/renovations and keeping the local fire department up to speed with changes going on at campus.