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Environmental Heath & Radiation Safety Capabilities

  • Accident investigation and injury prevention
  • Air and water discharge permits
  • Biosafety – Clinical and Research
  • Building and fire codes
  • CDC Select Agents Program
  • Construction safety consultation and inspections
  • Personal Protective Equipment consultation
  • Emergency preparedness and planning
  • Environment of Care Program for Healthcare
  • Ergonomic evaluations and design
  • Fume hood and biosafety cabinet testing and inventory
  • Hazardous waste collection, reuse, minimization and disposal
  • Industrial hygiene monitoring and consulting
  • Lab safety consultation
  • Laser safety
  • Radiation licensing, tracking, inspection, compliance, instrument service and dosimetry
  • Recycling and waste minimization
  • Regulatory compliance – OSHA, EPA, DOT, FAA, JCAHO and others
  • Training – all areas
  • Water quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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department contacts

Administrative Staff

John W. Burnham, PhD
Director
503-494-2574

Allee Griffin
Administrative Coordinator
503-494-0659

 

Environmental Health & Safety Staff

Ben Richards, MS, CSP
Healthcare Safety Officer
EHRS Manager
503-494-2586

Jennifer Thomason, MS, CHMM
Industrial Hygienist
503-494-0215

Sean Akers
Hazardous Materials Technologist
503-494-0425

Debra Brickey, Ph.D.
Laboratory Safety Advisor
503-494-0655

Benjamin Smith, MS
Program Tech II
503-494-2580



Karen Hilts, MPH
Industrial Hygienist
Fire Code Resource
503-346-0067

Gene Patrick, GSP, ARM
Construction/Facilities Safety Manager
503-494-2588

Wendy Walker, HEM
Safety Program Specialist
503-494-7319

Nina Wolf, RN, COHN-S
Environment of Care Program Manager
503-346-0062

Radiation Safety Staff

Al Castellane
Research Radiation Safety Officer
503-494-2583

Janet Franco, MS
Clinical Radiation Safety Officer
503-494-2584

Scott Jaqua
 Senior Health Physicist
503-494-2578

West Campus Environmental Health & Radiation Safety

Gwynn Daniels, Ph.D.
West Campus EHRS Manager
Research Safety Manager
503-690-5312

Sarah Byers, Ph.D.
Biosafety Specialist
503-690-5368

Dan Toyooka
West Campus Safety Specialist
503-690-5339

Susan Clary, MS
Biosafety Specialist
503-690-5310