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Biological Health & Safety

ABOUT US: BIOLOGICAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Biological Health and Safety Programs have 2 areas of focus: Biological Safety and Public Health. The aim of biological safety (biosafety) staff is to recognize and evaluate the occupational and laboratory risks associated with the use, storage or disposal of biological agents such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. The biosafety programs are designed to introduce and/or recommend procedures, practices, equipment and/or facility design that promotes contamination control, agent containment and/or risk reduction and to help assure University compliance with OSHA, CDC/HHS, NIH/HHS, DPH, FDA, DEP/EPA, USDA/APHIS, DOD, DOC, DOT and USPS regulations. The Public Health programs are designed to facilitated protection of the public health of the University community and visitors from environmental hazards (biological, chemical, radioactive and physical) associated with food and water and general hygiene by assuring the appropriate DEP, OSHA, Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), FDA, Public Health code and University policy regulations are followed.

Staff:

Leslie Delpin, Manager (Institutional Biosafety Officer) 486-2436

  • Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and MUA questions, Select Agent Registration questions, Biosafety Level 3 registration questions

Leslie Delpin, Manager
David Cavallaro, Safety Specialist II 486-3180

  • biosafety questions, biowaste handling, clean air device and other engineering controls questions, bloodborne pathogens program, Biosafety training

David Cavallaro, Safety Specialist II

  • Biosafety laboratory audit program, Department of Public Health facility inspection program

Cheryl Lebeau, RS, Safety Specialist II (University Sanitarian) 486-6022

  • food safety, temporary food service applications, mobile vendors, any sanitation questions, potable and recreational water safety

Bill Field, Specialist II 486-1376

  • animal handlers safety program, animal facilities Biosafety audit program, Biosafety training

David Judd, Safety Technician II 486-1804

  • biological waste collection, biological sharps distribution, clean air devices service call coordination