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
Peter Di
School of Public Health - Environmental & Occupational Health, Chair
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
Molly Stitt-Fischer
Department of Environmental Health and Safety
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