Penn State moves EHS function from physical plant office to police and public safety office

No one asked me, but this administrative relocation of EHS at Penn State from OPP (office of physical plant) an infrastructure-aligned office to UPPS (university police and public safety) an enforcement and emergency response-aligned office seems to be a step backward.

Environmental Health and Safety transitioning to University Police and Public Safety | Penn State University

EHS at universities is a challenging environment. While most organizations do the same activities over and over again, universities, especially their laboratories, are constantly trying new things all the time, in many cases with relatively inexperienced workers (students and other trainees). However, none of this changes the fact that the best mitigations for hazards that affect people and the environment are design-based mitigations, rather than setting up rules that have to be enforced to be effective.