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Laboratory Safety Committee

Purpose

The Laboratory Safety Committee (LSC) provides guidance and administrative oversight of environmental health and safety issues associated with laboratory activities. Through consideration of laboratory safety issues in a holistic manner, the LSC develops policies to reduce risks that are associated with laboratory operations.

Committee minutes

Contact EH&S for LSC meeting minutes.

Committee issues (typical)

  • Reproductive health
  • Laboratory closeout
  • Laboratory safety training
  • Hazardous materials procurement and inventory
  • Laboratory safety assessments

Major regulatory drivers

  • OSHA
    • Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
  • Washoe County District Health Department, Air Quality Management Division
    • Laboratory Hood Air Discharge Permit
  • ÁùºÏ±¦µä State Fire Marshall
    • Fire and Life Safety; chemical inventories

Demographics

  • Number of members: 8
  • Number of academic faculty: 5
  • Number of administrative faculty: 3
  • Meeting frequency: Twice each fall and spring semester

Committee minutes

Contact EH&S for LSC meeting minutes.

Committee contacts

Committee Chair

Dylan Kosma
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno
(775) 682-7319
dcc@unr.edu

Committee members

Luis Barthel-Rosa
Manager of Chemical Management Services, Environmental Health and Safety
University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno
(775) 327-2270
luisbr@unr.edu

Paul Brett
Institutional Biosafety Committee Chair
Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno
(775) 784-4109
pbrett@med.unr.edu

Iain Buxton
Radiation Safety Committee Chair
Professor, Pharmacology
University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno
(775) 784-4800
ibuxton@med.unr.edu

Krista Carlson
Associate Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering
University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä
775-682-6245
kc@unr.edu

Benjamin King
Professor, Chemistry
University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno
(775) 784-1736
king@chem.unr.edu

Steve Korecki
Director of Laboratories, Chemistry
University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno
(775) 682-8304
skorecki@unr.edu