Appointments, Achievements and Presentations
- Kimberly Haley was nominated to the NC Board of Refrigeration Examiners.
- Jessica Poole was named Associate Biosafety Officer.
- Zach Blanchard was named Biosafety Specialist.
- Mary Crabtree was elected to the Campus Safety Health Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) executive board of directors.
- Cathy Brennan obtained credential of Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
- David Guynn awarded a Master of Science degree in Physics from UNC-Chapel Hill.
- Kitty Lynn completed Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Trainer and Program Manager courses.
- Adam Swift completed Basic Arson Investigator School.
- Roger Sit presented “A Radiation Safety Office’s Contribution to the Academic Mission of the University” at the 2016 North Carolina Health Physics Society meeting.
- Mary Beth Koza presented “Risk Communications for the EHS Professional” at the CHEMA 2016 Annual Conference.
- Mary Beth Koza presented “Zika Virus: Pandemic Preparedness & Business Continuity” at the NC Business Continuity Group annual meeting.
- Mary Beth Koza addressed the American Chemical Society meeting on “Concerns for Research Institutions.”
- Mary Beth Koza was invited to be a commenter on the ANSI Eyewash Standard.
- Mary Crabtree was key note speaker and presented “Safety in the Video Workplace” at the Annual Collegiate Sports Video Association conference.
- Mary Crabtree presented “UNC HASMIS – Workers’ Compensation” at the NC State Safety and Health Steering Committee.
- Mary Crabtree presented at UNC Charlotte’s University Environment Health and Safety Day for the 16 UNC system campuses.
- David Guynn was a presenter at the annual Wake County LEPC Business and Environmental Safety Training (BEST) conference.
- Roger Sit served as a peer reviewer for a special edition of the Radiation Protection Dosimetry Journal: Shielding Design for Reducing Secondary Neutron Doses to Paediatric Patients During Intracranial Proton Therapy: Monte Carlo Simulation of the Neutron Spectrum and its Organ Doses.”
- Roger Sit presented “The Atom at Work at the UNC Medical Center” at the 2016 American Nuclear Society’s Big Event.
- Jonathan Moore presented “UNC’s Collaborative Laboratory Inspection Program” at a meeting requested by Virginia Commonwealth University’s department of Safety and Risk Management.
- The Radiation Safety office hosted the 2016 Fall meeting of the North Carolina Health Physics Society.