Environmental Health & Safety

Laboratory Safety Unit

The Laboratory Safety Unit provides a unified approach to laboratory safety. The unit evaluates the physical, chemical, and biological hazards present in laboratory locations and provides guidance to laboratory personnel to minimize these hazards.

Accessibility: The Laboratory Safety Unit is committed to providing research and clinical laboratories that are accessible to all individuals. Please let us know the best ways to accommodate you and your needs in the laboratory and provide a safe working environment.

Laboratory Safety Manager / Director, EH&S
Carolyn Place, CIH, CSP
cpokora@safety.rochester.edu
585-275-3706

Institutional Biosafety Officer
Sonia Rosenberger, DVM, MSOH
srosen22@safety.rochester.edu
585-275-3014

Department Coordinator
Debra Reese
dreese@safety.rochester.edu
585-275-2402

Departmental List by Inspector:

Eclipse Stair Biochemistry and Biophysics Biology Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemistry Earth and Environmental Sciences Electrical and Computer Engineering Environmental Medicine Institute of Optics Mechanical Engineering Neuroscience Ophthalmology Otolaryngology Physics and Astronomy UR Nano

Mary Maloney Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology  (AIR) Biomedical Genetics Center for Translational  Neuromedicine (CTN) Center for Vaccine Biology and  Immunology (CVBI) Clinical Laboratories Dermatology Hematology/Oncology Infectious Diseases Unit including  Clinical Trial Groups Microbiology & Immunology Neurology Pediatrics Pediatric Hem/Oncology Pediatric Nephrology Pulmonary Radiation Oncology Urology

Abby Davis Anesthesiology Biological Stain Commission Brain and Cognitive Sciences Cardiovascular Research  Institute (CVRI) Center for Visual Science Core Labs Eastman Dental Center / Dentistry Emergency Medicine Endocrine Metabolism Imaging Sciences Nephrology OBGYN Oral and Craniofacial Biology (OCB) Orthopedics Pathology Pharmacology/Physiology Psychiatry Research Pharmacy Surgery/Surgery PEAK

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QUESTIONS or COMMENTS?
Contact EH&S at (585) 275-3241 or e-mail EH&S Questions.

This page last updated 2/18/2025. Disclaimer.