Health and Safety HS20 - Environment Health and Safety - Management System Development

Accessed:	2026-07-17
Purpose of series:	Records series documenting the creation, development, and dissemination of the Environmental Health and Safety programs framework.
Scope and contents:	Includes (but is not limited to): designated responsibilities, safe work practices, program material, program evaluation, best practices, guidelines, standards, work instructions, reviews and updates of protocols and procedures, communication plans, and supporting documentation for development of all aspects of the program.
Cross reference:	Establishment of policies, protocols, and procedures see: Protocols, and Procedures (GV31);Training and resources development, see: ___(HS## -coming soon);For records related to facilities, see: Facilities and Property (FP); For committee records , see: Institutional Committees (GV12)
Exceptions:	Annual Reports and statistics, see: Reports and Statistics (AD70);Reported workplace incidents, see: ____(HS## -coming soon);Workplace investigations, see: ____(HS## -coming soon);Audits, monitoring and reviews, see: TBA

Primary offices:	Environmental Health and Safety Office
Primary office retention trigger:	Superseded / Obsolete
Primary office disposition:	Transfer to University Archives
Primary office retention period:	5 years
Primary office retention instructions:	S/O = Approved version revised, updated, or discontinued. Once revised, updated, or discontinued they are to retained for 5 additional years, then transferred to the University Archives for selective retention.

Secondary offices:	N/A
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Environmental Health and Safety Policy; Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations

Vital records	Electronic systems	Personal information	Official media
No	NAS, myDal, OneDrive	No	Electronic

Approval date:	Last updated:	Edited by:	Security classification:
2023-01-27	2026-03-10 11:58:34	gy301734	Internal

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