Chemical Hygiene Officers Committee

Committee Responsibilities

The Chemical Hygiene Officers' Committee is comprised of Departmental Chemical Hygiene Officers and is responsible for:

  • Establishing goals and acceptable performance levels for chemical hygiene activities and Chemical Hygiene Officers.
  • Performing an annual assessment of the effectiveness of the Chemical Hygiene Plan.
  • Providing recommendations on the type(s) and frequency of Chemical Hygiene training.
  • Determining the necessity of changes related to the Chemical Hygiene Plans.
  • Promoting information exchange on chemical use, storage, and disposal.
     

2024 Meeting Dates (9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)

  • February 2, 2024
  • April 5, 2024
  • June 7, 2024
  • August 2, 2024
  • October 4, 2024
  • December 6, 2024

Committee Members

Alejandro Almarza
School of Dental Medicine

Daniel Bain
Department of Geology and Environmental Science

Barb Barnhart
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg - Biological Science

Lisa Bell-Loncella
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown - Chemistry

Peter Chambers
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Yvette Conley
School of Nursing

Istvan Danko
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Peter Di
School of Public Health - Environmental & Occupational Health, Chair

Mark DiNardo
Department of Environmental Health and Safety

Keith Duval
Department of Environmental Health and Safety

Tracy Fisanick
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown - Chemistry

Prema Iyer
School of Pharmacy 

Lou Lane
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Matt Luderer
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg - Chemistry

Heather Peffer
Department of Environmental Health and Safety

Schohn Shannon
Swanson School of Engineering

Sarmed Shareef
Department of Environmental Health and Safety

Molly Stitt-Fischer
Department of Environmental Health and Safety

Lenore Thomas
Department of Studio Arts

Nancy Tress
University of Pittsburgh - Titusville - Biology

Andreas Vogt
Computational and Systems Biology

Peter Wipf
Department of Chemistry

Steven Woodcock
Vascular Medicine Institute 

Xiaodong Zhu
Department of Biological Sciences