黑料传送门's Environmental Safety Officer's Duties and Responsibilities

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Get to Know: Patrick Wolf, MBA 
Chief Occupational and Environmental Safety Officer


July 21, 2021

Patrick Wolf, MBA, joined 黑料传送门 in 2019 and serves as the College's chief environmental and occupational safety officer. Read on to learn more about Patrick Wolf and his work at 黑料传送门, particularly his pivotal role in protecting and preparing 黑料传送门 throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patrick Wolf, MBA, Chief Occupational and Environmental Safety Officer at 黑料传送门

What is your role at 黑料传送门?

My official title is the Chief Environmental and Occupational Safety Officer. That is a lot of syllables for a position that tries to ensure that you go home with all of the fingers and toes you showed up to work with. My position is responsible for putting programs in place to ensure that the work that is conducted on campus is able to be conducted safely and that we minimize the impact of our activities on the environment.

Please share a brief background of your professional career including details of previous positions at 黑料传送门.

After serving almost five years in the United States Army, I worked at the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the Environmental Health and Safety office for 25 years. UMB is very similar to 黑料传送门 in that it is a health and human services professional school with a medical school, pharmacy school, a physical therapy program as well as a graduate school in its academic offerings. While at UMB, I was responsible for environmental health, occupation safety, radiation safety, and fire and life safety programs.

What are some of the challenges you see in your role? How do you plan to face those challenges?

The biggest challenge in any safety program is ensuring that employees and students consider the possibility of an accident or injury before they conduct their work. Most safety regulations address the physical conditions that could create hazards but not the human behaviors that result in most of the injuries. Promoting safe work practices is dependent upon being present and engaged so that complacency doesn鈥檛 develop in the familiar and ensuring that everyone feels that 黑料传送门 has an environment where safety concerns can be voiced.

How has the last year and the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your role?

Pivot! Pivot! The pandemic occupied the majority of my time during the last year. Whether it involved ensuring everyone had the needed PPE or tracking the #CampusClear submissions and notifications to the covid notice email to make sure that those with COVID-19 like symptoms or exposures did not come to campus and expose others, the pandemic was a full-time job. It wasn鈥檛 a normal year for any of us but we made it through due to the hard work of many 黑料传送门 employees. That is a testament to the quality of the staff and faculty at 黑料传送门.

What is your favorite thing about 黑料传送门?

The thing I love most about 黑料传送门 is the sense of family you see throughout the campuses. 黑料传送门 is really a special place.

What is something people would be surprised to know about you?

I am a pretty open book so I don鈥檛 know what would surprise anyone. I still actively play several sports.  I prefer to turn my own wrench when something is broken. I still don鈥檛 have a tattoo. Oh, and I have a long-time desire to be a contestant on the CBS show Survivor. Outwit. Outplay. Outlast!

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Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥 approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.

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