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.
2025 Meeting Dates (9:30 am - 10:30 am)
- February 7, 2025
- April 4, 2025
- June 6, 2025
- August 1, 2025
- October 3, 2025
- December 5, 2025
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
Mark DiNardo
Department of Environmental Health and Safety
Keith Duval
Department of Environmental Health and Safety
Tracy Fisanick
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown - Chemistry
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, Chair
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