Radiation Safety Committee

    Charge and Membership

    The Radiation Safety Committee is mandated by the Ohio Department of Health and its purpose is to establish and to administer regulations concerning standards and procedures designed to minimize the hazards associated with the use of materials and equipment that emit radiation. Persons with expertise in applications of radioactive materials and radiation devices are preferred for membership due to the technical nature of the Committee's work.

    The Radiation Safety Committee is required to meet at least once per calendar quarter.

    This Committee reports to the Vice President for Finance and Administration via the Director of Environmental Health and Safety.

    Composition

    Faculty
    8 Faculty – Faculty members are appointed for a three-year term with the option for an unlimited number of additional terms as necessary with approval from the Committee on Committees. Each faculty member must be an individual user of radioactive material and shall represent each of the following areas: Biomedical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental and Plant Biology, the Edison Biotechnology Institute, and the Edwards Accelerator Lab, as well as the chair of the Radiation Safety Committee and the Director of the Edwards Accelerator Lab
    Students
    1 Graduate Student from a science department.
    Administrative
    1 Administrator – must have radiation experience.
    6 Ex-officio – One ex-officio member from each of the following areas:
    • Radiation Safety Officer (voting)
    • Alternative Radiation Safety Officer (voting)
    • Purchasing - Familiar with radioactive purchasing and delivering
    • Physical Plant - Familiar with the facilities and custodial maintenance of buildings in which radioactive material is used
    • Innovation Center - Business uses of radioactive material
    • Vice President for Finance and Administration or Designee

    Committee Roster

    Administrators

    Steven Grimes
    grimes@ohio.edu
    Physics

    Thomas Massey
    massey@ohio.edu
    Chemistry

    Ex-Officio, Non-Voting

    Crystal Brooks
    brooksc3@ohio.edu
    Biological and Chemical Safety Officer

    Terman Frometa-Castillo
    tfrometa@ohio.edu

    Keith Lefler
    lefler@ohio.edu
    VP for Finance and Administration

    Steve Mack
    macks@ohio.edu
    Executive Director, Facilities Management

    Michael Pidcock
    pidcoc2@ohio.edu
    Procurement Services

    Faculty

    Mark Berryman
    berryman@ohio.edu
    Biology

    Jim Brocklyn
    vanbrock@ohio.edu

    Carl Brune
    brune@ohio.edu

    Jixin Chen
    chenj@ohio.edu
    Chemistry

    Ahmed Faik
    faik@ohio.edu
    Environmental Biology

    Michael Held
    held@ohio.edu
    Chemistry

    Paul King
    kingp1@ohio.edu

    Shigeru (Nick) Okada PhD
    okada@ohio.edu
    Associate Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute
    Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Radiation Safety Committee 2021

    All University committees follow the academic-year calendar.

    All students serve one-year terms. Faculty, administrators, and staff generally serve three-year terms. Ex-Officio appointments have voting privileges unless otherwise noted.

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