Environmental Health and Safety

Environmental Health and Safety team

Environmental Health and Safety provides oversight in the area of worker safety and health; manages the university’s local, state, and federal responsibilities for safety and health compliance, and reporting requirements (OSHA); manages the university’s local, state, and federal responsibilities for environmental compliance, reporting, and permitting (EPA & DEQ); and is responsible for fire safety.

The Employee Right-to-Know workplace safety brochure provides Washington and Lee University employees with important information regarding the safe use of chemical substances. For help understanding or reading the document, please contact Mike Jennings at mjennings@wlu.edu or Karen Paulk at kpaulk@wlu.edu

View the AED locations on campus.

ZOLL AED Plus

Watch the video, courtesty of St. John Ambulance British Columbia and Yukon, that demonstrates how to use a ZOLL AED Plus.

Fire Extinguisher Training Video - OSHA

Watch the Ally Safety video on fire extinguisher training.

Safety Team

  • Mike Jennings – Director of Environmental Health and Safety
    190 W. Denny Circle, Room 112
    Lexington, VA 24450
    Office: 540-458-8175
    Cell: 540-460-0500
    mjennings@wlu.edu
  • Mark Fontenot – Fire & Life Safety Systems Technician
    190 W. Denny Circle, Room 110
    Lexington, VA 24450
    Office: 540-458-8968
    Cell: 540-570-8969
    mfonteno@wlu.edu
  • Jamie Brown – Safety Compliance Coordinator
    190 W. Denny Circle, Room 110
    Lexington, VA 24450
    Office: 540-458-8968
    jbrown@wlu.edu

University Facilities

  • Office Location
    190 West Denny Circle
    Lexington, VA 24450
    Mailing Address
    204 West Washington Street
    Lexington, VA 24450

Office Hours

Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Non-Business Hours: Contact Public Safety, 540-458-8999