Environmental Health and Safety

Contact List for Laboratories

Incident Response
Natural gas odors Fire Prevention
911 or 512-471-3511
  • Remediation or clean-up of spills & releases
  • Discharges (e.g. spills, leaks) to Waller, other creeks, any open area, streets, parking lots
  • Mercury spills
  • PCB (e.g. light ballasts) spills
  • Radiation spills or incidents
  • Chemical exposures and biological releases
  • Chemical reactions or lab spills
  • Selection of spill control supplies
EHS Hotline
512-471-3511
Training
Laboratory safety, Biological laboratory safety, Bloodborne pathogens, Hazard Communication Act (Right-to-know), Waste management, Fire safety and extinguisher, Radiation safety training Abe Ybarra
512-232-5498
Labs and Lab Equipment
Fume hood performance testing Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Biological safety cabinets Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Clearance for transfer to Surplus Property Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Laboratory ventilation problems Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Inspections/evaluations Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Lab & lab equipment specifications/design Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Design/plan review for all lab construction/renovation Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Design/plan reviews for Fire and Life Safety Garland Waldrop
512-232-1573
Disposal
Radioactive waste disposal Scott Pennington
512-471-2029
Biological waste e.g. lab animals, sharps, & bodily fluids Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Determination of what chemical wastes are regulated Nena Anderson
512-471-2044
Coordinate special lab clean-outs of abandoned chemicals John Oldag
512-475-9738
Pollution prevention (waste minimization) plan Nena Anderson
512-471-2044
Chemswap (chemical recycling) program Nena Anderson
512-471-2044
Authorization for (lab) generator to drain dispose of chemical waste Nena Anderson
512-471-2044
Pick up of (tagged) chemical waste Nena Anderson
512-471-2044
Samples/Analytical Testing
Determines sampling plans and analytical techniques Charles Jamison
512-471-2036
Unknowns analysis and questions Nena Anderson
512-471-2044
Other
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Controlled substance (drugs and drug precursors) regulations Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Personal protective equipment selection and usage Rachel LeBansky
512-471-2031
Lab Safety Newsletter questions/comments Nena Anderson
512-471-2044
Chemical inventory Rachel LeBansky
512-471-6399
Questions about chemical safety issues, e.g. segregation Nena Anderson
512-471-2044
Questions about transformers & capacitors John Oldag
512-475-9738
Select Agents Dennis Nolan
512-232-4999
Radiation Safety
Radiation safety issues Scott Pennington
512-471-2042
Fire Safety
Extinguisher replacement and Fire Safety Issues Garland Waldrop
512-471-3511