University Safety and Security Committee (USSC)
State regulations require each state agency (including universities) to create health and safety committees to perform workplace inspections, review injury and illness records, make advisory recommendations to the administration, and perform other functions determined by the State Personnel Commission to be necessary for the effective implementation of the State Workplace Requirement Program.
The USSC is responsible for reviewing and approving each of the workplace safety committee’s recommended safety policy and procedures. Once approved, the recommendations are forwarded to the Chancellor for approval before implementation.
- Matt Fajack
- Chair, Safety and Security Committee; Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administration
- Derek Kemp
- Assistant Chair, Safety and Security Committee; Associate Vice Chancellor, Campus Safety and Risk Management
- Lorraine Alexander
- Chair, Laboratory and Chemical Safety Committee; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
- Linc Butler
- Associate Vice Chancellor, Office of Human Resources
- Gena Carter
- Senior Director, Employee & Management Relations
- Winston Crisp (delegated to Chris Payne)
- Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
- Doug Cyr
- Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee; Professor, Cell & Development Biology
- Beverly J. Errede
- Co-Chair, Radiation Safety Committee; Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Judy Faubert
- Assistant University Counsel
- Craig Fletcher
- Director, Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Matthew Hawkins
- Chair, Occupational Health and Clinical Safety Committee; HR Data & Reporting Manager
- David Kaufman
- Co-Chair, Radiation Safety Committee; Professor & Vice Chair, Research Development
- Mary Beth Koza
- Director, Environment, Health and Safety
- Terry Magnuson (delegated to Craig Fletcher)
- Vice Chancellor, Research & Economic Development
- Jeff McCracken
- Chair, Campus Personal Safety Committee; Director, Public Safety
- Chris Payne
- Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
- Mitchell Picker
- Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee; Professor, Department of Psychology
- Paul Pogge
- Associate Athletics Director
- Michael Rolleri
- Chair, Hazards Management Committee; Associate Professor, Center for Dramatic Art
- Cindy Taylor
- Director, Environmental Health and Safety, UNC Health Care
- Anna Wu
- Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities Services
Committees
This committee focuses on the receipt, usage, storage, and disposal of chemicals along with the emerging issues of health and safety in the laboratory environment. The laboratory work environment consists of those work units that are subject to the OSHA Laboratory Standard and laboratory EHS issues not pertaining to biological safety or radiation safety. The Lab Safety Committee is responsible for reviewing safety and health policies and procedures, reviewing incidents involving work-related fatalities, injuries, illnesses or near misses related to laboratory and chemical safety, reviewing employee complaints regarding safety and health hazards, analyzing work injury and illness statistical records related to laboratory and chemical safety, conducting inspections of laboratories and worksites utilizing chemicals at least annually and in response to complaints regarding safety or health hazards, reviewing training records related to laboratory and chemical safety, conducting meetings at least once every three months, and maintaining written minutes of such meetings.
- Initiated Safety Supervisors training, quarterly meetings, FAQ, and/or incentives.
- Examined historical injury data to target injury reduction and disseminate information using various modes of communication (updating trainings, safety fairs, posters, newsletters.
- Completed near-miss online reporting form. (Utilizing Hazard Hero Form)
- Implement Safety Supervisors subcommittee recommendations: training, quarterly meetings, FAQ, and/or incentives.
- Examine historical injury data for cut/puncture and needle stick to target injury reduction and disseminate information using various modes of communication: updating trainings, safety fairs, posters, newsletters.
- LCSC definition of lab safety culture.
- Lorraine Alexander
- Clinical Associate Professor, Epidemiology; Chair, Laboratory and Chemical Safety Committee
- Pat Boone
- Assistant Director, UNC Healthcare Environmental, Health and Safety
- Cathy Brennan
- Chemical Hygiene Officer, Environment, Health and Safety
- Kimberlie Burns
- Research Specialist, UNC Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center
- Nita Eskew
- Director of Undergraduate Labs, Chemistry
- Anthony Hackney
- Professor, Physiology and Nutrition, Exercise and Sport Science
- Rihe Liu
- Associate Professor, Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Products, Pharmacy
- Stephanie Murray
- Graduate Student, Chemistry
- Todd O’Buckley
- Research Specialist, Alcohol Studies Center
- Jim Potts
- Associate Chemical Hygiene Officer, Environment, Health and Safety
- Kathryn Reissner
- Assistant Professor, Psychology
The IBC is responsible for the oversight, administration, and review of UNC‐CH Lab policies and projects involving research with rDNA and hazardous biological materials that may pose safety, health, or environmental risks. To this end, the IBC assists and advises Principal Investigators and other researchers in meeting their responsibilities to ensure that the biological aspects of the research are conducted in a safe manner using established biosafety standards, principles and work authorization. Safe research includes worker safety, public health, agricultural and environmental protection, ethics, and compliance with applicable biosafety standards and UNC-CH policies.
- Coordinated and implemented with the UNC-CH IRB the review process for oversite of clinical trails involving human gene transfer in compliance with the NIH review process.
- Appointed new members to the Committee: Victoria Baxter, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, Barry McLamb, Emergency Management Coordinator, Town of Chapel Hill, and Jessica Poole, MS.
- Continue the review of the IBC policies and procedures for compliance and efficiency.
- Work with UNC-CH IT to improve the IBC form submittal and approval process.
- Doug Cyr
- Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee; Professor, Cell & Development Biology
- Victoria Baxter
- Assistant Professor, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Sandra Bradshaw
- Laboratory Manager, Orange Water & Sewer Authority
- Peggy Cotter
- Professor, Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
- Aravinda Desilva
- Professor, Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
- Craig Fletcher
- Director, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Mary Beth Koza
- Director, Environment, Health and Safety
- Stanley M. Lemon
- Professor, Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
- Ann Matthysse
- Professor, Biology
- Barry McLamb
- Emergency Management Coordinator, Town of Chapel Hill
- Judith Nielsen
- Professor, Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Jessica Poole
- Interim Biological Safety Officer, Environment, Health and Safety
- Barbara Savoldo
- Research Professor, Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology
- Amy Sims
- Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
- P. Frederick Sparling
- Professor, Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Retired
This committee focuses on Occupational Health services for University personnel and the emerging issues of health and safety for employees working in the clinic environment. The clinic work environment is primarily characterized by activities involving patient contact and exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials. The clinical work environment frequently has additional health and safety requirements imposed by accreditation organizations, such as the Joint Commission.
- Reviewed the need for integration of allied health school records and determined that focus should be much broader than just immunizations and training records.
- Allied Health researched additional programs and selected Certified Background which provides a single location for all compliance information on students in health programs.
- Reduction of OSHA recordable incidents through education, out-reach and training.
- Increase awareness of reporting of incident and the reporting process.
- Standardize the EHS/UEOHC on-boarding of HC Faculty.
- Decease noncompliance of New Employee Orientation training for HC employees.
- James Hawkins
- HR Date/Reporting Manager, Medicine Administration; Chair, Occupational Health and Clinical Safety Committee
- Mary Baker
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery
- Deb Bergman
- Worker’s Compensation/Clinical Hygienist, Environment, Health and Safety
- Faith Burks
- Human Resources, School of Nursing
- Benny Burton, Sr.
- Facility Maintenance Technician, Facilities Services, Building Services
- Mary Crabtree
- Workplace Safety Manager, Environment, Health and Safety
- Abby Fisher
- Business Manager, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Martin Folliard
- Director of Risk Management and Compliance, School of Dentistry
- Cheryl Henderson
- Nurse Manager, Family Medicine
- James Hill
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation, Medical Director-UEOHC
- Ryan Meehan
- Environment of Care Manager, Campus Health Services
- Jennifer Rees
- Nurse Supervisor, TraCS Institute
- John Sledge
- Human Resources, Pediatrics
- Annetta Streater
- Director of Patient Relations, Clinical Affairs
- Charlene Womble
- Administrative Specialist, School of Nursing
The mission of the Clinical Exposure Subcommittee is to identify and address clinical occupational hazards that undergraduate and professional students are exposed to as part of their clinical training. This subcommittee reports to the Occupational Health and Clinical Safety Committee.
- Karen Allen
- Clinic Manager, General Medicine, Campus Health Services
- Susan Beck
- Professor, Allied Health Sciences
- Alan Brown
- AHEC, Associate Director for Regional Education
- Michelle Camarena
- Nurse Clinician, Campus Health Services
- Thevy Chai
- Clinical Medicine Physician, Campus Health Services
- Ann Chelminski
- Clinical Medicine Physician, Campus Health Services
- Andrew Clapper
- Student Services Representative, School of Pharmacy
- Mary Covington
- Assistant Vice Chancellor, Campus Health Services
- Pattie Currie
- Administrative Officer, School of Medicine Medical Education
- Foretta Davis
- Nurse Clinician, Clinical Affairs, School of Dentistry
- Georgette Dent
- Associate Dean, Pathology & Lab Medicine
- Melody Gibson
- Health Information Manager, Campus Health Services
- Christine Goodman
- Pharmacist, Campus Health Services
- Janet Guthmiller
- Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Periodontology
- Jennifer Hayden
- Clinical Instructor, Allied Health Sciences
- James Hill
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation, Medical Director-UEOHC
- Janice James
- Administrative Assistant, School of Pharmacy
- Lisa Johnston
- Clinical Associate Professor, Allied Health Sciences – Physical Therapy
- Carol Kozel
- Director of Nursing Service, Campus Health Services
- Kim Leadon
- Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy
- Bernice Mayo
- Health & Safety Coordinator, School of Medicine, Medical Education
- Kathy Moore
- Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
- Martha Mundy
- Clinical Associate Professor, Allied Health Sciences, Audiology
- Joy Renner
- Associate Professor, Allied Health Sciences
- Douglas Solow
- Clinical Associate Professor, Diagnostic Science/General Dentistry
- Laine Stewart
- Clinical Instructor, Allied Health Sciences
- Sandra Void
- Business Manager, School of Medicine, Medical Education
- Jessica Ward
- Assistant Director for Student Compliance, School of Nursing
- Brad Wingo
- Director of Student Affairs, School of Pharmacy
- Andrew Woodward
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Allied Health Sciences
This committee focuses on the emerging issues of health and safety for employees working in the office, support services, and industrial, maintenance/construction work environments. The support services work environment consists of activities that are conducted outside of the office environment, usually involve public contact and may involve hazardous materials. These environments can include the Department of Public Safety, Department of Environment, Health and Safety, Material Support, and Housekeeping. The industrial, maintenance and construction work environment consists of those work units whose primary activities are performed at various locations around campus and at fixed locations, using industrial-type machines and equipment. These units include Facilities Services, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC Shops, Grounds, Athletics, Finley Golf Course operations, and Electronics Office Service Center and some academic shops.
- Successfully implemented the State’s Hazard Hero program for UNC-Chapel Hill.
- Ongoing: Approved and implemented Aerial Work Platforms Policies (Scissor lift, Boom lift, Manual Propelled Lift)
- Implementation of safety suggestion boxes throughout the campus community.
- Promote continuous awareness of the state’s Hazard Hero program at UNC with safety fairs and posters.
- Michael Rolleri
- Chair, Hazards Management Committee; Associate Professor of Dramatic Art
- Brad Barnes
- Energy Services
- Robin Bennington
- Risk Management Services
- Christine Bhirdo
- Assistant Operations Director, Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Mary Crabtree
- Workplace Safety Manager, Environment, Health and Safety
- Lisa Daley
- Human Resources Manager, Energy Services
- Todd Going
- Life Safety Services
- Richie Grimsley
- Athletics
- Deborah Hawkins
- Transportation and Parking
- Mary Beth Koza
- Director, Environment, Health and Safety
- Tonya Miller
- Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Phillip Spangler
- Law School
- Neah Tucker
- Environment, Health and Safety
- Shawn Womack
- Housekeeping Services
The Radiation Safety Committee is responsible for establishing policies governing the procurement, use, storage and disposal of radioactive materials and radiation-producing devices. The Committee includes individuals experienced in the use or application of radioactive materials and radiation devices and provides a peer review of these uses among researchers at the University. The Committee meets at least quarterly to review reports on the receipt and disposal of radioactive materials/radiation-producing devices, and to act on applications for authorization to use these sources. The Committee, along with its Chairman, is appointed by the Chancellor. It makes an annual report of activities to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration.
- Continued to monitor the design and startup of a new FDA-approved clean room at the Cyclotron facility for the production of human-use radiopharmaceuticals.
- Continued to progress towards development and application for a Manufacturing and Distribution license for use at the cyclotron facility.
- Completed implementation of new 10 CFR 37 requirements for security of radionuclides in quantities of concern.
- Monitor the remodel of a clean room at the Cyclotron facility to achieve FDA approval for the production of human-use radiopharmaceuticals.
- Develop and apply for a Manufacturing and Distribution license for use at the cyclotron facility.
- Monitor upgrade of RMS systems for irradiator facilities.
- David Kaufman
- Co-Chair, Radiation Safety Committee; Professor & Vice Chair for Research Development
- Beverly Errede
- Co-Chair, Radiation Safety Committee; Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics
- Louise M. Ball
- Professor, Environmental Science & Engineering
- Marija Ivanovic
- Clinical Associate Professor, Radiology
- Mary Beth Koza
- Director, Environment, Health and Safety
- Jian Liu
- Associate Professor, Medicinal Chemistry/Natural Products
- Jeff Sekelsky
- Associate Professor, Biology
- Roger Sit
- University Radiation Safety Officer, Environment, Health and Safety
- Rita Tamayo
- Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
- Mahesh Varia
- Professor, Vice Chair Department of Radiation Oncology
- Hong Yuan
- Director, BRIC Small Animal Imaging Facility
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