Contact

In an EMERGENCY, dial (574) 631-5555 from a cell one or 911 from a University of Notre Dame phone to reach the Notre Dame Police and Fire departments. 

Operations Safety Team         Lab Safety Team         Environmental Team         

Compliance and complyND Team       Radiation Safety Officer

Office

Risk Management & Safety
636 Grace Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Phone: See below
Fax: (574) 631-8794
Email: See below

Risk Management & Safety Org Chart 5-12-2022 (221kb)

Director

Name, Title	Phone Number	Duties
Anna Belote Senior Director, Risk Management & Safety	631-8980	Overall responsibility for Environmental Health and Safety and Compliance, planning, management, and execution of safety programs, policy and procedure, strategic development, and business continuity.

 

Safety Team

Name, Title	Phone Number	Duties
Randy Crist, ASP Associate Director, Safety	631-6025	Accident investigations, safety audits, Good Catches, Occupational and other safety programs, safety committees, local, state, and federal regulatory agency representative. Safety for: Lock / Tag / Try, and Machine Guarding & Shop Safety.
Vacant Safety Specialist		Emergency Action Plans, Incident Investigations; Safety for: Fall Protection, Electrical Safety, and Special Events; Training for: Fall Protection, Ladder Safety, Off-Road Vehicle, and Scaffolding	Safety Support for Athletics, Building Services, Campus Safety, College of Business, Finance, FD&O, General Counsel, Grad School, HR, Law School, Notre Dame International, Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Office of Research, OIT, Public Affairs, School of Global Affairs, Student Affairs and University Operations
Thomas Waldschmidt, ASP Safety Specialist	631-2782	Safety for: Aerial Lifts, Confined Space Entry, Hot Work, Overhead Crane, Powered Industrial Trucks (forklifts), and Trenching; Training for: Aerial Lifts, Confined Space Entry, Overhead Crane, and Powered Industrial Trucks, Trenching.	Safety Support for University Enterprises & Events, Campus Services, and DPAC

 

Lab Safety Team

Name, Title	Phone Number	Safety Focus	Safety Support
Jason DeWispeleare, CHMM, CHO Assistant Director, Laboratory Safety, Biosafety Officer, Chemical Hygiene Officer	631-8167	Safety for: Biosafety, Chemical Safety, Chemical Approval/Shipping, Experimental Review, Import Permitting, Infectious Shipping, and Lab Safety; Training for: Category B Biological, Dry Ice, and DOT Warehouse	Safety Support for Biology, BSL-2 spaces, Chemistry, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Freimann, Harper, IUSM, KECK, McCourtney Hall, ND Research Core Facilities, and UNDERC
Adam Kratt, CSP Assistant Radiation Safety Officer, Lab Safety Specialist	631-3698	Safety for: PPE Program & Assessment, Radiation Safety, Slips, Trips, & Falls, and Lab Safety; Training for: Hazard Communication and Radiation Safety.	Safety Support for CEST, Innovation Park, Jordan teaching labs, ND Turbo, Physics, Radiation Laboratory, and Risk Management & Safety
Nick Ratkay Safety Specialist	631-8624	Safety for: Lab Safety	Safety Support for Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Anthropology, Art, Art History, & Design, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, NDPD, and Psychology

 

Environmental Team

Name, Title	Phone Number	Duties
Erin Hafner, MPA, CESM Assistant Director, Environment & Health	631-7889	Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Asbestos, Bloodborne Pathogens, Emergency Planning, Ergonomics, Hazardous Waste Disposal, Hearing Conservation, Indoor Air Quality, Refrigerants, Respiratory Protection, Sharps, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure, Universal Waste, and UST
Bill Wolter Hazardous Materials Technician	631-4942	Hazardous Waste Discard Tag System Assistance, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Annual Laboratory Hood Evaluations.

 

Compliance and ComplyND Team

Name, Title	Phone Number	Duties
Eric Doland, CSP Assistant Director, Compliance Assurance	631-4944	complyND, Environmental, Health, and Safety training and audit processes, Action Items,  Incidents, Inspection analysis and reporting, and OnBase
Carla Gruse, RWCS Systems Program Manager	631-7532	complyND, EHS Insight, Worker's Compensation, and Stages, Tents, and Canopies
Cody Rios-Sueverkruebbe Finance and Data Associate	631-2232	Data analysis and reporting through Tableau for Injuries, Investigations, Action Items, and Inspections, and general departmental support and accounting
Beth Ann Reed Administrative Assistant (PT)	631-4330	Newsletters, website, and general departmental support.

 

Radiation Safety Officer

Name, Title	Phone Number	Duties
Andrew Welding Interim Radiation Safety Officer		Manage and oversee the University's Radiation Safety Program and Laser Safety Program. Designated RSO and Laser Safety Officer for the University, provide day-to-day oversight of radiation and laser safety practices. This includes liaison for Radiation Shipping/Waste Vendors, Radiation Approval/Shipping, and Radiation Safety/Sources; Training for: Radiation, Radiation Refresher, and DOT Warehouse