W. Brent Webber, Drph, Cih, Csp, Chmm Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

In this position, I oversee the Environmental Management, Laboratory Safety, Radiation Safety, Fire & Life Safety, and Occupational Safety & Health programs for a dynamic, diverse, and growing R1 research university.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Instructor of record for PBH 275: Injury Prevention and Control. This is a core course in the BPH curriculum which introduces students to key concepts of injury prevention at the primary, secondary, and tertiary level, and also discusses the social and environmental barriers which must be address in order to provide equitable injury prevention across the society.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Supervisor for Laboratory Safety, Environmental Management, and Radiation Safety functions within the Office of Risk Management and Safety at UNLV.

Reno, Nevada, Us

Environmental and occupational health and safety services for DRI, the environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Specific duties include training on RCRA compliance, laboratory safety and health training, general safety and OSHA compliance, and other duties as needed such as ergonomic evaluations, indoor air quality inspections, and other tasks that support the mission of DRI to sustain an effective safety and health program. Though based in Las Vegas, I also provide support to DRI personnel at campuses in Reno, Boulder City, Steamboat Springs (CO), and in field research locations throughout the world.

Lexington, Ky, Us

This position includes numerous safety and health-related functions, including the following: accident investigations; ergonomic inspections; indoor air quality investigations; industrial hygiene sampling; administration, support, and training for programs such as hearing conservation, bloodborne pathogens and respiratory protection; recommendations for engineering and work practice controls; hazard assessments for personal protective equipment usage; review of construction and remodeling plans for safety/health impacts; and writing safety/health policies, procedures, and fact sheets.

Lexington, Ky, Us

This was a part-time appointment being concurrently performed with my full-time employment at the University. I created a new elective course for students in the Bachelor of Public Health degree program entitled “Food and the Environment”. This was a three credit-hour course delivered in the Spring 2017 semester. I was wholly responsible for developing the syllabus, learning objectives, and the course presentation material, as this course had not been previously offered. In addition, I delivered approximately eighty percent of the course lectures.

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

In this position, I was responsible for ensuring the safety and health of personnel on campus who work with hazardous chemicals. Duties included reviewing Laboratory Safety Plans for all principal investigators on campus to ensure compliance with the OSHA Laboratory Standard (29 CFR 1910.1450) as well as other applicable OSHA and EPA standards, investigation of laboratory accidents and incidents, and technical support for personnel who store, use, and dispose chemicals. I frequently performed air sampling (both personal and area) in response to employee concerns, EHS concerns, or due to regulatory requirements. I also performed in-depth inspections of laboratory environments for lab workers who were pregnant or contemplating pregnancy, and provide laboratory safety training as needed. I created the formaldehyde online training module that all students and employees with formaldehyde exposure must take, and co-wrote the 2007 edition of the UNC Laboratory Safety Manual. I was a member of the UNC Laboratory and Chemical Safety Committee, and was responsible for choosing agenda items, keeping minutes, and conducting the meetings.I served on the EHS Emergency Response Team, and have received HAZWOPER First Responder-Operations Level training, with annual refresher training. I am medically cleared and fit tested on both air-purifying respirators and SCBAs. I also served on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at UNC, and reviewed all protocols for vertebrate animal use to ensure that EHS concerns were addressed.Along with internal training for UNC employees and students, I also taught training courses through the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, on topics such as lead hazards and abatement, respiratory protection and fit testing, and the health hazards of nanomaterials.

(4/2001 - 2/2004) Staff Industrial Hygienist: Specific duties of this position included writing policies and developing procedures to ensure that the OSH Division’s Industrial Hygiene Inspectors visited the worksites with the greatest potential health and safety hazards. In this role, I authored or co-authored the OSH Division’s Special Emphasis Programs for reducing employee exposure to lead, silica, and methylene chloride, and was responsible for program maintenance. I also served as the Program Administrator for the OSH Division’s Respiratory Protection Program. Other duties included creating education and training materials to provide training classes for new Industrial Hygiene Inspectors, and presentations to industry groups. I supervised a staff of three persons: two Safety Compliance Officers who received and transcribed occupational safety and health complaints from employees and citizens, and one Equipment Technician, who was responsible for calibrating and maintaining the OSH Division’s industrial hygiene equipment, including noise dosimeters, velometers, personal sampling pumps, and gas meters. (1/1998 - 4/2001): Industrial Hygiene InspectorThe primary duty was performing industrial hygiene inspections of North Carolina work sites to determine compliance with the OSH Act. I completed the OSH Division’s training program, and performed 108 independent compliance inspections, including complex assignments such as ergonomic inspections, asbestos inspections, and pesticide complaint inspections. Other duties included serving as an official mentor to an Industrial Hygiene Inspector trainee, and as an unofficial mentor for several other trainees, conducting training sessions on industrial hygiene sampling equipment, and serving on the Workplan Development Committee. I was promoted to the Staff Industrial Hygienist position in April 2001.

Doctor Of Public Health, Environmental Health

Msph, Industrial Hygiene

Bs, Microbiology