General Lab Information

Our mission is to serve the environment, safety, and health needs of our internal customers in an effective and efficient manner and to meet or exceed the expectations of our external customers.

The Environment, Safety & Health (ES&H) Directorate's vision is to provide best-in-class environment, safety, and health services delivered in ways that enable world leading science and operational excellence.

ES&H Directorate Organizations

Environmental Protection

The Environmental Protection Division develops and delivers environmental products and services for all Brookhaven stakeholders, including federal, state and local regulators, the public, the U.S. Department of Energy, and internal customers.

Radiological Control

The Radiological Control Division provides radiological expertise through field-deployed technical personnel. It maintains an accredited personnel monitoring service, an instrumentation and calibration facility, and expertise in radiological engineering and nuclear materials management.

Safety & Health Services

The Safety & Health Services Division provides subject matter experts, centralized services, and deployed services in construction safety, electrical safety, industrial hygiene, safety engineering, and worker safety and health programs.

Nuclear Safety

The Nuclear Safety Division develops and maintains safety basis documentation for nuclear facilities, provides oversight for safety management programs, and facilitates regulatory compliance to ensure the protection of workers, the public, and the environment during nuclear operations.

Waste Mgmt & Work Control

The Waste Management and Work Control Division provides management and transportation for the Laboratory’s regulated waste streams and radiological material in addition to managing the institutional programs for work control and conduct of operations.