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Environmental Health & Safety

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EHS Staff Listing and Contact Information

*Cell Phones, on-campus dial 9-472-xxxx

Administration

Staff Listing

Sherri Alexander
Accounting Clerk III
(402) 472-0264
salexander@unl.edu

Lynn DeShon
Staff Secretary III
(402) 472-4925
sdeshon1@unl.edu

Brenda Osthus
Director
(402) 472-4927
bosthus1@unl.edu

Who to contact

Customer Satisfaction - Brenda Osthus

Environmental Programs

Staff Listing

T.J. Bond
Hazardous Materials/ Radiation Safety Technician
(402) 366-0932
tbond2@unl.edu

Mark Clark
Special Waste Associate
(402) 450-6079 (*Cell Phone)
mclark3@unl.edu

Zuleika Doremus
Air Quality/SPCC/Tanks Specialist
(402) 472-9552 (*Cell Phone)
zdoremus@unl.edu

Naeem Ebrahim
Hazardous Materials Specialist
(402) 472-4926
mebrahim@unl.edu

Bruce Haley
Geologist
(402) 472-5038
bhaley2@unl.edu

Melissa Kemling
Assistant Director of Environmental Programs
(402) 472-9553
mkemling2@unl.edu

James Lange
Hazardous Materials/ Radiation Safety Technician
(402) 570-5483
jlange4@unl.edu

Dan Olsen
Senior Hazardous Materials Specialist
(402) 472-4928
dolsen2@unl.edu

Mindy Yost
Hazardous Materials/ Radiation Safety Technician
(402) 472-0288 (*Cell Phone)
myost2@unl.edu

Who to contact

Air Quality Regulations - Zuleika Doremus
Biohazard Waste Pickups - Mark Clark, Mindy Yost
Bulk Fuel Storage Operations - Zuleika Doremus
Chemical and Radiation Waste Pickups - Zuleika Doremus, Naeem Ebrahim, Mindy Yost
Emergency Response - Dan Olsen, Naeem Ebrahim
Environmental Investigations and Remedial Actions - Bruce Haley
Fluorescent Lamps, High Intensity Discharge Lamp, Lamp Ballast Pick-ups - Mark Clark
Hazardous Materials Security - Dan Olsen
Incinerator Operations - Zuleika Doremus
Livestock Waste- Dan Olsen
PCBs - Jennifer Hitchcock
Requests for Hazardous Material Collection Tags - Lynn DeShon
Sewer Disposal - Mindy Yost
SPCC/Oil Storage - Zuleika Doremus
Special Waste Permits - Mindy Yost
Storm Water Management - Dan Olsen
Waste Management Questions - Naeem Ebrahim

Occupational Health and Safety

Staff Listing

Farida Ebrahim
Biosafety/Laboratory Safety Specialist
(402) 472-3784
febrahim2@unl.edu

Elizabeth (Betsy) Howe, MBA
Safety Specialist
(402) 472-5488
ehowe2@unl.edu

Jill Hyslop Bohling, CBSP
Biosafety Officer
(402) 472-9551
jhyslop@unlnotes.unl.edu

Lisa Mensah
Safety Specialist
(402) 472-6513
lmensah2@unl.edu

Shannon Poppe, MS
Specialist
(402) 472-0610
spoppe@unl.edu

Mark Shepherd
Assistant Director of Occupational Health and Safety
(402) 472-9554
mshepherd2@unl.edu

Yoko Smith, CHMM
Safety Specialist
(402) 472-6512
ysmith@unl.edu

 

Who to contact

Accident Investigations - Yoko Smith
Agricultural Safety - Yoko Smith
Asbestos - Lisa Mensah
Back Safety/Lifting - Shannon Poppe
Biosafety - Jill Hyslop Bohling or Farida Ebrahim
Bloodborne Pathogens - Jill Hyslop Bohling
CDL Drug Testing - UNL Human Resources
Chemical Safety - Farida Ebrahim
Committee Activities - Betsy Howe
Confined Spaces - Lisa Mensah
Construction Safety - Lisa Mensah
Cranes, Lifts - Lisa Mensah
Dining/Custodial Safety - Yoko Smith
EHS Virtual Manual - Shannon Poppe
EHS web page/E-Newsletter - Shannon Poppe
Electrical Safety - Lisa Mensah
Emergency Response - Mark Shepherd
Ergonomics - Shannon Poppe
Excavations - Lisa Mensah
Events Registration/Food Safety - Betsy Howe
Fall Protection - Lisa Mensah
Fire Safety - Lisa Mensah
General Safety/IIPP - Betsy Howe
Hearing Conservation - Shannon Poppe
Hot Work - Lisa Mensah
IATA/DOT Shipments - Yoko Smith
Indoor Air Quality - Jill Hyslop Bohling
Industrial Hygiene - Yoko Smith
Laboratory Safety - Farida Ebrahim
Lead - Lisa Mensah
Lockout/Tagout - Lisa Mensah
Medical Surveillance - Yoko Smith
Personal Protective Equipment - Yoko Smith
Powered Industrial Trucks - Lisa Mensah
Respiratory Protection - Yoko Smith
Safety Education and Awareness Programs - Betsy Howe
Safety Training and Records - Betsy Howe
Shipping Dangerous Goods - Yoko Smith
Shop/Maintanence Safety - Lisa Mensah
Thermal Stress - Yoko Smith
Work Area Surveys - Jill Hyslop Bohling

Radiation Safety

Staff Listing

Jennifer Hitchcock
Radiation Safety Technician
(402) 472-2155
jhitchcock3@unl.edu

Tom Machacek
Assistant Radiation Safety Officer
(402) 472-8676
tmachacek1@unl.edu

Joel Webb, CHP
Assistant Director of Radiation Safety / Radiation Safety Officer
(402) 472-2157
jwebb2@unl.edu

Suzette White
Radiation Safety Technician
(402) 472-5773
swhite3@unl.edu

Who to contact

Dosimetry - Jennifer Hitchcock
License Application, Renewal, Termination - Joel Webb
Isotope ordering, receipt, delivery - Joel Webb
Instrument calibrations - Tom Machacek
Training - Tom Machacek
X-Ray Producing Devices - Tom Machacek
Radiation Surveys - Suzette White
Emergency Response - Joel Webb
Waste Management - Jennifer Hitchcock
Committee Activities - Joel Webb