HAZARD EVALUATION & EMERGENCY RESPONSE (HEER) OFFICE

Our mission is to protect human health and the environment. The Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response (HEER) Office reports directly to the Deputy Director of the DOH Environmental Health Administration. The HEER Office provides leadership, support, and partnership in preventing, planning for, responding to, and enforcing laws relating to releases or threats of releases of hazardous substances to the environment.

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About HEER / HEER Office Procedures:

• HEER Assessment and Cleanup of Contaminated Sites
• HEER Fast Track Cleanups
• HEER Voluntary Response Program
• HEPCRA Tier II Reporting
• The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
• Spill and Emergency Response