Our Staff

EHS Admin

Administration

Melissa Prado, Ph.D.
Director

Jennifer Mempin
Assistant Director

Takeru Shiroma
Office Manager

 

EHS Hotline (On-Campus)
310-206-6740

EHS Hotline (Off-Campus)
1-866-886-8718

 

EHS General Mailbox  

Injury Prevention & Ergonomics

The injury prevention program ensures a safe, comfortable and injury-free work environment for all employees by providing them with the knowledge and awareness necessary to remain safe throughout the course of daily work activities.

The purpose of the UCLA Health Ergonomics Program is to prevent pain and discomfort, as well as costs to the organization, associated with repetitive stress injuries. This is done through a combination of workplace training, evaluation of workstations and work practices, and the implementation of ergonomic control strategies.

Jennifer Mempin
Assistant Director

Erika Arellano
Safety Specialist

Sho Kidokoro
Sr Safety Specialist
Ambulatory Safety

OPEN
Safety Specialist
Ambulatory Safety

[email protected]  
EHS Safety

Fire & Life Safety

The Fire/Life Safety Program is responsible for providing fire and life safety services to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, as well as licensed off-site clinics and office buildings associated with the Health System.
Rob Schetina
Fire & Construction Safety Manager
  
[email protected]  

Hazardous Materials

The Hazardous Materials and Waste program spans the following topics: Biological Safety, Chemical Safety, Medical Waste Management, Laboratory Safety, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety Data Sheets and Fume Hood Certifications.
Dobbie Walton
Hazardous Materials Program Manager
  
[email protected]  

Occupational and Environmental Safety

Occupational and Environmental Safety encompasses all aspects of safety, including compliance, industrial hygiene and indoor air quality assessments, inspections, and maintaining Environment of Care standards to control hazardous workplace and environmental exposures. 
Gary Yen
Senior Safety Specialist
Occupational and Environmental Safety
Rad Safety

Radiation Safety

Provides radiation safety training, exposure monitoring, and environmental monitoring.

Vahe Mamyan, Ph.D.
Associate Radiation Safety Officer

Joe Wang
Sr Radiation Safety Specialist

Jeremy Ilejay
Sr Radiation Safety Specialist

Jonathan Patterson
Radiation Safety Specialist

Ske Jefferson
Radiation Safety Specialist

Mireya Luevano
Radiation Safety Specialist 

 
[email protected]  

 

Workplace Violence Prevention

Workplace violence includes any act of violence or threat of violence that occurs at the worksite. UCLA Health's Workplace Violence Prevention Program is designed to recognize, address and prevent incidents of workplace violence. The goal of the Program is to prevent physical or emotional harm and increase awareness, through education and employee engagement. 
Ed Galvan
Workplace Violence Prevention Program Manager
  
[email protected]  
ambulatory

Ambulatory Safety

The Ambulatory Safety Division is responsible for developing and maintaining environmental health and safety related programs, training and other resources to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations for ambulatory clinical operations.
Clarinda Soriano
Sr Safety Specialist
Ambulatory Safety
Rimma Safaryan
Sr Safety Specialist
Ambulatory Safety
 
[email protected]  
The Ambulatory Safety Injury Prevention Division is responsible for developing and maintaining injury prevention and ergonomics related programs, training and other resources to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for ambulatory clinical operations.
Sho Kidokoro
Sr Safety Specialist
Ambulatory Safety
OPEN
Safety Specialist
Ambulatory Safety

 

 

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