Charge:
The Vanderbilt University Chemical Safety Committee (CSC) is charged to serve in an advisory capacity to the university to develop recommendations from a technical content, compliance, and peer governance standpoint for the purpose of creating a comprehensive chemical safety program for Vanderbilt University. Recommendations from the Chemical Safety Committee are forwarded to the Vanderbilt University Environmental Health and Safety Governance Committee for acceptance.
The committee:
- Considers policies for research and teaching labs pertaining to the safe handling, transport and use of chemicals and recommends the adoption of new or revised policies at VU.
- Reviews and approves procedures and practice guides relating to the management of a chemical safety program.
- Reviews proposed or enacted legislation concerning chemical safety that may affect the Vanderbilt University community and informing Departments, Schools and Colleges of potential implications and business impact.
- Reviews research protocols and special projects involving particularly hazardous substances (PHS) as needed.
- Assists VU Departments, Schools and Colleges with their internal chemical safety committees and/or programs, in conjunction with the Office of Clinical & Research Safety (OCRS).
- Establishes a system for auditing laboratories for EHS issues, reviewing audit findings, and ensuring that appropriate follow-up is conducted.
- Develops and maintains the VU Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP).
- Reviews at least annually a summary of the training status of all personnel working with chemical materials in teaching and research laboratories.
- Reviews at least annually all incidents involving chemical materials with respect to cause and subsequent actions taken.
Meets:
Committee meetings are currently scheduled as needed. The committee charter requires that the Chemical Safety Committee meet at least twice annually, unless circumstances arise that require increased meeting frequency.
Members:
| Committee Members | |
|---|---|
| Bridget Rogers (Committee Chair) |
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Director of Undergraduate Studies of Interdisciplinary Program in Materials Science |
| F. Peter Guengerich | Tadashi Inagami, Ph.D. Chair in Biochemistry, Professor of Biochemistry |
| Yi Ren | Assistant Professor, Biochemistry |
| Gary Sulikowski | Professor, Earth and Environmental sciences |
| Guil Gualda | Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Jennifer Ufnar | Research Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning |
| Andrea George | Director, Sustainability & Environmental Management Office |
| Kevin Warren | Senior Director, Office of Clinical & Research Safety |
| Doug Horr | Associate Vice Chancellor for Audit, Risk and Advisory Services |
| Dmitry Koktysh | Research Assistant Professor, Chemistry |
| Liane Moneta-Koehler | Director of Research, Development and Support in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research |
| Anthony Tharp | Assistant Dean, Facilities, Infrastructure and Risk Management, Office of the Dean, School of Medicine–Basic Sciences |
| Larry Cox | Building Manager, Engineering and Science Building for VPR/VUSE |
| Aaron Covey | Facility Analyst, Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Science |
| Administrative and Ex Officio Membership | |
| Jane Hirtle | Senior Research Projects Manager, Office of the Vice Provost for Research |
| Padma Raghavan | Vice Provost for Research, Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering |
| Mark Bogard | Assistant Director, Chemical/Lab Safety & Chemical Waste, Office of Clinical & Research Safety |
| Donna DePasquale | VUMC Office of Research |
| Stephen Hopkins | Safety Officer - VU Laboratory Compliance Program, Office of Clinical & Research Safety |