What  does  EHS  do?  ….And  who  are  they?    

Volume 2 / Issue 1

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The Dartmouth College laboratory safety newsletter

Contact  EHS  for  specific  ques4ons,    646-­‐1762  or  e-­‐mail  ehs@dartmouth.edu  

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) is a multi-function department which provides a number services across the entire Dartmouth Community.

Below are many of the subjects we manage, support, guide and advise on.

All members of EHS cross disciplines, and are integral in multiple categories.

                         �Hazard Prevention and Control! �Powered Industrial Equipment! �Hazard Communication! �Respiratory Protection! �Hearing Conservation! �Cutting and Welding! �Workplace Analysis! �Lock Out Tag Out! �Electrical Safety! �Confined Space! �Consultations! �Training!�OSHA!  

Occupational Safety! Environmental Protection!                  �Exposure/Industrial Monitoring! �Industrial Discharge Permits! �Fuel Storage/Management! �Asbestos, Lead, PCBʼs! �Construction Safety! �OSHA Regulations! �Indoor Air Quality! �EPA Regulations!�Training!  

Emergency  Management                                    �Emergency  Communica4ons  (DartAlert)                                  �Outdoor  Mass  No4fica4on  System                                �Individual  Preparedness                            �Emergency  Response                          �Medical  Emergencies                      �Suspicious  Packages                    �Fire  and  Evacua4on                  �Weather  Events              �Hos4le  Intruder            �Power  Outage          �Bomb  Threats        �Flooding    �CPR/AED  �Illness    

Research  Safety                                      �Radia4on  Safety  (Ionizing  &  Non)                                  �Research  Oversight  &  Compliance                                �Personal  Protec4ve  Equipment                            �Scien4fic  Equipment  Disposal                          �DEA  Controlled  Substances                        �Waste  Collec4on/Disposal                      �X-­‐Ray  Equipment  Safety                      �Laboratory  Inspec4ons                �Incident  Repor4ng              �Laboratory  Moves          �Biological  Safety        �Chemical  Safety      �Laser  Safety    �Training  

EHS  Staff  Maureen Michael Katrina Brenda Corey Sandy Molly Jason

EHS strives to help students, staff, faculty and visitors by managing a wide range of regulatory obligations, and health and safety concerns. Please feel free to contact EHS with questions on any of these topics by stopping by, calling or sending us a message.

Sandy Trefethen Occupa8onal  Hygienist  

Michael Cimis Senior  Associate  Director  

Brenda Petrella Biological  Safety  Officer/  Lab  Sustainability  Manager  

Corey Martin Research  Safety  Officer  

Jason Angell Laboratory  Compliance  Officer  

Katrina Morgan Associate  Director/  

RSO/Waste  Management  

Maureen O’Leary Director  

Molly Rhoad Administra8ve  Assistant  

Please visit our website for more information:

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ehs/

EHS  Main  Office  37  Dewey  Field  Road,  Room  120  646-­‐1762  ehs@dartmouth.edu