April 28, 2004

To promote and support a culture that builds compliance consciousness into daily activities, the University of Houston has initiated the Institutional Compliance Program. The program includes external compliance in a wide variety of areas such as academic accreditation, safety and environmental regulations, NCAA rules, tax regulations, and academic and medical privacy laws.

The program includes a confidential reporting mechanism to offer employees an option of reporting potential issues of noncompliance outside their normal reporting relationships. A short general training PowerPoint presentation and the program’s manual is on the Environmental Health and Risk Management Web site. Visit http://www.uh.edu/plantops/ehrm.html and click on risk management or manuals.

“It’s important for the university to learn about potential compliance problems as early as possible. It is our expectation that THE program’s confidential reporting system will allow the university to investigate and, if necessary, correct problems as early as possible,” said Bob Schneller, director of Environmental Health and Risk Management.

Schneller encouraged all employees to view the training presentation on the Web site. To report issues of noncompliance, call 713-743-5858.

Francine Parker
fparker@central.uh.edu