7.1 EHS-MS Organizational Structure and Communications

The MIT EHS-MS organizational structure was designed with the importance of effective communications in mind. A key aspect of the organizational structure is the EHS Coordinator and Lead Contact relationship. This relationship was created to facilitate important communications from the EHS Office to the DLC community, and vise versa. Another important aspect of the organizational structure is the creation of both MIT-wide and DLC-specific EHS committees. Each DLC must establish an internal EHS Committee, and the Institute has several key EHS committees, as outlined in Section 2, Roles and Responsibilities. These Committees provide an opportunity for the EHS Office to communicate EHS concerns, programs, projects, and regulatory updates, as well as provide an opportunity for DLCs to provide feedback regarding the impacts, effectiveness, and problems with both the EHS-MS and specific programs established to assure EHS compliance.