Safety Services
El Paso Campus
Mission
The mission of the Department of Safety Services is to promote a safe and healthy workplace, protect the environment, and assure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements at all TTUHSC campuses. To accomplish this mission, the Safety Services staff will emphasize responsive customer service in providing educational, technical, advisory, and operational support in the following key areas:
- Environmental Safety
- Fire & Life Safety
- Laboratory Safety
- Occupational Safety
- Radiation Safety
- Safety Education & Training
Contacts
- Jose Melchor, Occupational Safety Manager
- Mario Silva, Biological Safety Manager
- Roxana Chacon, Coordinator
Safety Committee
Safety Team
- Safety Team Member Duties and Responsibilities
- Safety Team Members
- Safety Team Member Assignments / Evacuation Plans
Room Reservations
Biomedical Equipment Policy
Biosafety Resources
- American Biological Safety Association
- Biosafety in the Laboratory (Handling/Disposal of Infectious Materials)
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition | (Download)
- Bloodborne pathogens (OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.1030)
- CDC Regulation of Select Agents and Toxins
- National Select Agent Registry
- Public Health Agency of Canada MSDS for Infectious Substances
- USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory Inspections under the Select Agent Regulations
February 2007
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February 2007
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Safety Services, 3601 4th Street MS 9020, Lubbock, TX 79430
806.743.2597