Leadership & Involvement
Government Relations Committee
The CSHEMA Government Relations Committee's mission is to monitor and inform membership of proposed and new regulatory guidance, rules, and regulations that are likely to impact safety, health, and environmental management at colleges and universities, primarily at the national level. The committee often participates in rule development, prepare comments and testimony, and otherwise work to influence rulemaking. The committee helps members easily find relevant information on government regulations, as well as develop and provide other compliance assistance to higher education institutions.
Current Government Relations Committee AbstractsSummaries of proposed or new regulations that may impact colleges and universities
Regulation Links: Over 80 links are provided on this page and organized in a user-friendly format so you can quickly find the regulation you need.
News: CSHEMA has partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Leadership in Educational Facilities (APPA), Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence (C2E2), and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) to provide timely information relevant to campus environmental programs.
CSHEMA, American Council on Education (ACE), National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), Association of American Universities (AAU), Council on Government Relations (COGR), and National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) to meet with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wed., Dec. 17 to discuss security plans and other issues related to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).
Federal Register
EPA Laws and Regulations
OSHA Compliance Links
Government Relations Committee Members
Six members maximum for four year terms.
To send a message to the list, email cshema-govrel-comm@www.boards.umaryland.edu
Peter A. Reinhardt, Co-Chairperson
Yale University
Office of Environmental Health and Safety
135 College St., First Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 737-2123
Email: peter.reinhardt@yale.edu
Membership expires after June 2010
Mike Durham
Louisiana State University
126 Public Safety Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578 8507
Fax. (225) 578 7489
Email: mdurham@lsu.edu
Membership expires after June 2011
Pat Goff, Co-Chairperson
University of California-Berkeley
Office of Environment, Health and Safety
University Hall, 3rd Floor
Berkeley, CA 94720-1150
Phone: (510) 642-1925
Email: ptgoff@uclink.berkeley.edu
Membership expires after June 2012
Bill Diesslin
Environmental Health and Safety
118 Agronomy Lab
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3200
Office (515) 294-2105
Fax (515) 294-3199
Email: wmdiess@iastate.eduDan Kallin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 719-1581
Email: dkallin@mit.edu
Associate Members
Phil Hagan
Georgetown University
New South West Lobby
371 and O Streets, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20057
Phone (202) 687-7623
Fax ( 202) 687- 5523
Email: haganp@georgetown.edu
Maureen Kotlas
Department of Environmental Safety
University of Maryland
3115 Chesapeake Building
College Park, MD 20742-3133
Phone: (301) 405-3960
Email: mkotlas@umd.edu
Sandra Neuse
Environmental Health and Safety Programs
Board of Regents, University System of Georgia
Office of Real Estate and Facilities
270 Washington St, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-2249
Email: Sandra.Neuse@usg.edu
Jo-Ann Ranslow
Environmental Health and Safety Department
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Ave. North
Worcester, MA 01655
Phone: 508-856-6723
Email: JoAnn.Ranslow@umassmed.edu
Michael Paul Valde
University of Iowa
Finance & Operations-Environmental Services
350 University Services Building
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1950
Phone: 319-334-6190
Email: michael-valde@uiowa.edu
Patrick J. Wolf
Environmental Health and Safety
University of Maryland at Baltimore
714 W. Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-706-7207
Email: pwolf@af.umaryland.edu