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
- Nevada 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 Nevada, Reno
(775) 682-7319
dcc@unr.edu
Committee members
Luis Barthel-Rosa
Manager of Chemical Management Services, Environmental Health and Safety
University of Nevada, Reno
(775) 327-2270
luisbr@unr.edu
Paul Brett
Institutional Biosafety Committee Chair
Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
University of Nevada, Reno
(775) 784-4109
pbrett@med.unr.edu
Iain Buxton
Radiation Safety Committee Chair
Professor, Pharmacology
University of Nevada, Reno
(775) 784-4800
ibuxton@med.unr.edu
Krista Carlson
Associate Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering
University of Nevada
775-682-6245
kc@unr.edu
Benjamin King
Professor, Chemistry
University of Nevada, Reno
(775) 784-1736
king@chem.unr.edu
Steve Korecki
Director of Laboratories, Chemistry
University of Nevada, Reno
(775) 682-8304
skorecki@unr.edu