Chemistry & Biochemistry Safety Information

Important Contact Information

DepartmentPhone
UCSD Police (x4-HELP), Continuity and Emergency Services  911,  534 - 4357
Departmental Safety Officer (John Palmer - cell phone) (858) 967 - 9124
Environment, Health & Safety (858) 534 - 3660
Chemical Hygiene Plan (858) 822 - 1579
Chemistry Department Teaching Laboratory Safety Information (858) 534 - 0221
Laboratory Safety (858) 534 - 7651
Research Safety (858) 534 - 6384
Campus "Disaster" Status: 888-308-"UCSD" (888) 308 - 8273

Chemistry Contact Information

Robert Continetti - CHAIR
Phone: 858-534-5489
E-mail: rcontinetti@ucsd.edu

John Palmer - Safety Officer
Work Phone: 858-534-5906
Cell Phone: 858-967-9124 (also OK - Short Text Message)
Fax Number: 858-534-6255
E-mail: jpalmer@ucsd.edu

Rick Thomas - Facilities Director
Work Phone: 858-534-6733
Cell Phone: 858-414-4547
E-mail: rthomas@ucsd.edu

Steven Ford - Chief Operating Officer
Work Phone: 858-534-0203
E-mail: sford@ucsd.edu

Chemistry Department Safety Committee
Chair/O-Chem Haim Weizman
O-Chem Jim Whitesell
P-Chem John Crowell
UG-Labs Robert Pomeroy 
I-Chem Akif Tezcan 
Bio-Chem Simpson Joseph
Safety Officer John Palmer

EH&S Contact Information

Name & TitlePhoneEmail
Doug Harvey* - Chem-Safety/Chemical Hygiene Officer x21579 daharvey@ucsd.edu
Jonathan Joyce - (EHS - RAP / Chem-Biochem) x26886 jjoyce@ucsd.edu
Lance Scott* - Lab Safety Mgr x47651 lscott@ucsd.edu
Brenda Wong* - Biosafety Mgr x46059 bwong@ucsd.edu
Rachel Meidl - HazWaste, ChemCycle x40058 rmeidl@ucsd.edu
Agustin Palos - HazWaste x49759 apalos@ucsd.edu
Richard Snow* - HazWaste Prog Mgr x49984 rsnow@ucsd.edu

Various useful links