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 OSU Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Officers

While most routine safety issues should be directed to the departmental safety committee in the first instance, expert advice is also on hand from OSU's Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) officers, including:
director OSU EH&S Dan Kermoyan (7-2505) biological safety officer Matt Philpott (7-4557)
chemical safety officer Lance Jones (7-2274) hazardous materials disposal Pete Schoonover (7-3127)
radiation safety Rainier Farmer (7-7080)    

Outside Safety Links
Suggestions for additional useful links to include here are welcomed via e-mail.

sources of MSDS:

  
MSDS online MSDS Search SIRI MSDS index  Sigma-Aldrich
guidelines for the interpretation of MSDS data sheets    
 
government agencies:    
OSHA NIOSH EPA Chemical Safety Board
   
miscellaneous safety related resources:  
• compressed gas association (CGA) • laboratory safety institute
• fire extinguishers: types and their uses • radiation safety links
• glassware safety tips • University of California Center for Laboratory Safety
• glossary of toxicology terminology (IUPAC) • University of Texas Surviving an Active Shooter Event

 

last update: 12/4/13 (PRB)