{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-and-assurances\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:45:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-and-assurances\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-and-assurances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2023\/05\/uwm-bridge-short-1.jpg\" alt=\"51ÁÔÆæ Campus Maryland Avenue Bridge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--gradient\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--content uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--column uwm-u-flex--center-y uwm-u-text--center\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-department-of-university-safety-amp-assurances\">Department of University Safety &amp; Assurances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">We provide environmental health &amp; safety, research compliance, and risk management services at 51ÁÔÆæ. Our programs support and protect faculty, students, staff, visitors, and our institution by promoting safety, high ethical standards, and risk reduction throughout the 51ÁÔÆæ community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-quick-links\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--link-arrow\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-health\/chemmanager\/\">Chem Manager+<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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