Safety Committees
Institutional Biosafety Committee
- Charter
- Members
- Meeting Schedule
- Meeting Minutes
It is the policy of the IBC of NC State that Principal Investigators (PI) are responsible for the safe handling of biohazardous agents, including recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules, in their facilities.
Approval for Use Review requirements for use of biological materials here. Additionally, registration and approval procedures and forms are described in the NC State Laboratory Biosafety Manual Chapter 1: “Procedures Governing the Use of Biohazardous Agents.”
Meeting Schedule and Submission Deadlines The IBC reviews registrations at regularly scheduled meetings. Review the meeting schedule and submission deadlines for each meeting here.
Institutional Biosafety Committee Members
Chair – Matt Koci
EHS Staff Contact – Darren Treml
Chair – Matt Koci
EHS Staff Contact – Darren Treml
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Meeting Schedule
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) plays a vital role in ensuring that all research involving biohazardous materials at NC State University is conducted safely and in compliance with applicable regulations. The committee meets regularly to review protocols, assess potential risks, and support researchers in maintaining the highest safety standards.
Below, you’ll find the current IBC meeting schedule. If you are planning to submit a new protocol or amendment for review, please refer to these dates to ensure your submission aligns with the committee’s upcoming meetings.
IBC Meeting Schedule
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) plays a vital role in ensuring that all research involving biohazardous materials at NC State University is conducted safely and in compliance with applicable regulations. The committee meets regularly to review protocols, assess potential risks, and support researchers in maintaining the highest safety standards.
Below, you’ll find the current IBC meeting schedule. If you are planning to submit a new protocol or amendment for review, please refer to these dates to ensure your submission aligns with the committee’s upcoming meetings.
IBC Meeting Schedule
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) – Transparency Compliance
The IBC operates under the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules and is required, effective June 1, 2025, to publicly post approved meeting minutes for all IBC meetings occurring on or after that date.
The IBC’s first meeting occurring after the NIH’s June 1, 2025, effective date will be held on July 25, 2025. Those minutes will be reviewed and formally approved at the next scheduled IBC meeting on August 21, 2025. Per NIH expectations, public posting will occur within five (5) business days of that approval.
IBC Meeting Minutes
The IBC operates under the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules and is required, effective June 1, 2025, to publicly post approved meeting minutes for all IBC meetings occurring on or after that date.
The IBC’s first meeting occurring after the NIH’s June 1, 2025, effective date will be held on July 25, 2025. Those minutes will be reviewed and formally approved at the next scheduled IBC meeting on August 21, 2025. Per NIH expectations, public posting will occur within five (5) business days of that approval.
IBC Meeting Minutes
Occupational Safety and Health Council
- Charter
- Members
- Meeting Schedule
The Council is the principal representative body of the University on safety-related
issues. The Council shall advise the Chancellor on matters relating to the safe conduct
of teaching, research and extension at North Carolina State University. In particular it
shall review summaries of injury and illness records, summaries of workplace
inspections and perform other functions determined by the Chancellor to be necessary
for the effective implementation of the State Employee Workplace Requirements
Program for Safety and Health. The Council shall meet at least biannually.
Membership on the OSH Council shall consist of the Chair of the Biosafety Committee, the Hazardous Materials Committee, the Radiation Safety Committee, and the Chairs of the Unit Safety Committees. Additional members shall include one representative each from the Faculty Senate, the Student Senate, and the Graduate Student Association. Ex-officio members shall be the Director of the Environmental Health and Safety Center, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Extension and Outreach, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Business, and the Coordinator of the University Safety Hotline Program.
The Vice Chair of the Council shall be selected by the Chancellor from previous Chairs of University safety committees. At the end of each year the Vice Chair shall ascend to the position of Chair.
The Council shall meet at least two times a year and, with staff assistance from the Environmental Health and Safety Center, issue an annual review of Safety and Health at North Carolina State University. The Chancellor shall personally call to order the first meeting of each academic year and shall provide a charge to the Council in person.
Occupational Safety and Health Council Members
Athletics Representative – Bob Erickson
Campus Enterprises Representative – Keith Smith
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Representative – Todd See
College of Design Representative – Heather Durand
College of Engineering Representative – Sean West
Colleges of Natural Resources (Forestry) Representative – Elizabeth Nichols
College of Sciences Representative – Matt Green
College of Textiles Representative – Jessica Gluck, Madilynn Smith
Division of Academic & Student Affairs (DASA) Representative – Kevin Sutherland
Facilities Division Representative – Doug Morton
University Libraries Representative – Breanna Ausby, Anna Cohen
Veterinary Medicine Representative – David Dorman
Athletics Representative – Bob Erickson
Campus Enterprises Representative – Keith Smith
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Representative – Todd See
College of Design Representative – Heather Durand
College of Engineering Representative – Sean West
Colleges of Natural Resources (Forestry) Representative – Elizabeth Nichols
College of Sciences Representative – Matt Green
College of Textiles Representative – Jessica Gluck, Madilynn Smith
Division of Academic & Student Affairs (DASA) Representative – Kevin Sutherland
Facilities Division Representative – Doug Morton
University Libraries Representative – Breanna Ausby, Anna Cohen
Veterinary Medicine Representative – David Dorman
2025 Meeting Schedule: TBA
Radiation Safety Committee
- Charter
- Members
- Meeting Schedule
The Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) is mandated as a condition of the federal and state licenses for
the use of radioactive materials and radiation-generating devices on the North Carolina State University
campus and its extension sites. The primary responsibility is to ensure that the use of radioactive
materials and/or radiation-generating devices, including components of PULSTAR Nuclear Reactor
programming, are conducted in the safest manner possible with minimum effect on all members of the
university community and the public.
The Committee provides oversight of the policies, procedures and responsibilities of the University Radiation Safety Program, which functions through the Radiation Safety Office of the Environmental Health and Safety Center. Specifically, it is responsible for final approval of all uses of radioactive materials/devices, for oversight of user conduct, for reviewing amendments to North Carolina State’s Radiation Licenses and Registrations, and for final review of the actions of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Radiation Safety Sub-Committee and the Reactor Safety and Audit Committee (RSAC). In addition, this Committee advises the Director of the Environmental Health and Safety Center on matters relating to radiation safety.
In order to fulfill its duties to the University, the Committee participates in comprehensive reviews of the operations and performance of the Radiation Safety Programs on an annual basis and meets at least four times per calendar year.
Members are appointed by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and the Executive Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, based on recommendations from the Radiation Safety Committee Chair, Committee members and the Radiation Safety Officer. The Committee is composed of faculty members of the various colleges and components of the university who have a working knowledge of radiation safety practices, are actively engaged in teaching and/or research endeavors or are involved in university related matters involving radiation use. Additional representation from other university areas may include the Faculty Senate, University Management, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Facility Operations. Permanent, ex-officio Committee members include the Radiation Safety Officer, a staff member of the Radiation Safety Office, the Director of Environmental Health and Safety Center, the PULSTAR Reactor Health Physicist and a member of the Nuclear Reactor Program. One of the general faculty members shall be elected Vice Chair of the Committee and will ascend to the position of Chair upon completion of the current Chair’s term.
Copies of the Minutes will be available for review by interested parties and official copies will be maintained by the Radiation Safety Office.
The Committee provides oversight of the policies, procedures and responsibilities of the University Radiation Safety Program, which functions through the Radiation Safety Office of the Environmental Health and Safety Center. Specifically, it is responsible for final approval of all uses of radioactive materials/devices, for oversight of user conduct, for reviewing amendments to North Carolina State’s Radiation Licenses and Registrations, and for final review of the actions of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Radiation Safety Sub-Committee and the Reactor Safety and Audit Committee (RSAC). In addition, this Committee advises the Director of the Environmental Health and Safety Center on matters relating to radiation safety.
In order to fulfill its duties to the University, the Committee participates in comprehensive reviews of the operations and performance of the Radiation Safety Programs on an annual basis and meets at least four times per calendar year.
Members are appointed by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and the Executive Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, based on recommendations from the Radiation Safety Committee Chair, Committee members and the Radiation Safety Officer. The Committee is composed of faculty members of the various colleges and components of the university who have a working knowledge of radiation safety practices, are actively engaged in teaching and/or research endeavors or are involved in university related matters involving radiation use. Additional representation from other university areas may include the Faculty Senate, University Management, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Facility Operations. Permanent, ex-officio Committee members include the Radiation Safety Officer, a staff member of the Radiation Safety Office, the Director of Environmental Health and Safety Center, the PULSTAR Reactor Health Physicist and a member of the Nuclear Reactor Program. One of the general faculty members shall be elected Vice Chair of the Committee and will ascend to the position of Chair upon completion of the current Chair’s term.
Copies of the Minutes will be available for review by interested parties and official copies will be maintained by the Radiation Safety Office.
Radiation Safety Committee Members
Kursten Pierce, Chair, Assistant Professor, Clinical Services
Robert Golub, Professor, Physics
Ekaterina Korobkina, Research Associate, Nuclear Reactor Program
Nathan Nelson, Clinical Professor, Molecular Biomedical Science
Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji, Professor, Biological Sciences
Michael Nolan, Department Head, Clinical Sciences
Charles Opperman, Professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Amy Orders, Senior Director, Emergency Preparedness and Strategic Initiatives
Antonio Planchart, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Marcelo Rodriguez-Puebla, Associate Professor, Molecular Biomedical Science
Ge Yang, Professor, Nuclear Engineering
Ex Officio Members
Anna Deak, Reactor Health Physicist
Ayman Hawari, Director, Nuclear Reactor Program; Committee Chair, Reactor Safety and Audit Committee
Roy Hudson, Hospital Administrator, College of Veterinary Medicine
Scott Lassell, Radiation Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Safety
Aly Prior, Environmental Health Physicist, Environmental Health and Safety
Will Rowland, Deans’s Assistant, Director of Engineering
Laura Zaytoun, Architect, Capital Project Management
Kursten Pierce, Chair, Assistant Professor, Clinical Services
Robert Golub, Professor, Physics
Ekaterina Korobkina, Research Associate, Nuclear Reactor Program
Nathan Nelson, Clinical Professor, Molecular Biomedical Science
Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji, Professor, Biological Sciences
Michael Nolan, Department Head, Clinical Sciences
Charles Opperman, Professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Amy Orders, Senior Director, Emergency Preparedness and Strategic Initiatives
Antonio Planchart, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Marcelo Rodriguez-Puebla, Associate Professor, Molecular Biomedical Science
Ge Yang, Professor, Nuclear Engineering
Ex Officio Members
Anna Deak, Reactor Health Physicist
Ayman Hawari, Director, Nuclear Reactor Program; Committee Chair, Reactor Safety and Audit Committee
Roy Hudson, Hospital Administrator, College of Veterinary Medicine
Scott Lassell, Radiation Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Safety
Aly Prior, Environmental Health Physicist, Environmental Health and Safety
Will Rowland, Deans’s Assistant, Director of Engineering
Laura Zaytoun, Architect, Capital Project Management
2025 Meeting Schedule: TBA
Reactor Safety and Audit Committee
- Charter
- Members
- Meeting Schedule
The Reactor Safety and Audit Committee (RSAC) shall consist of at least five persons who have expertise
in one or more of the component areas of nuclear reactor safety. These include Nuclear Engineering,
Nuclear Physics, Health Physics, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering,
Radiochemistry and Nuclear Regulatory Affairs. At least three of the members are appointed from the
general faculty. These faculty members shall be constituted as follows: Director of Nuclear Reactor
Program shall serve as a permanent member, one member from an appropriate discipline within the
College of Engineering, and one member from the general faculty. Appointments are for three years.
The remaining RSAC members are the Reactor Health Physicist and a member from the Office of Radiation Safety within Environmental Health and Safety, who serve as permanent members. An additional member may represent an outside nuclear related agency. At the discretion of the RSAC, specialist(s) from other universities and outside establishments may be invited to assist in its appraisals. Appointments to the Committee are made by the university through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.
Responsibilities of the RSAC include the following:
The Committee provides oversight of the policies, procedures and responsibilities of the University Radiation Safety Program, which functions through the Radiation Safety Office of the Environmental Health and Safety Center. Specifically, it is responsible for final approval of all uses of radioactive materials/devices, for oversight of user conduct, for reviewing amendments to North Carolina State’s Radiation Licenses and Registrations, and for final review of the actions of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Radiation Safety Sub-Committee and the Reactor Safety and Audit Committee (RSAC). In addition, this Committee advises the Director of the Environmental Health and Safety Center on matters relating to radiation safety.
In order to fulfill its duties to the university, the Committee participates in comprehensive reviews of the operations and performance of the Radiation Safety Programs on an annual basis and meets at least four times per calendar year.
Members are appointed by the Executive Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, based on recommendations from the Radiation Safety Committee Chair, Committee members and the Radiation Safety Officer. The Committee is comprised of faculty members of the various colleges and components of the university who have a working knowledge of radiation safety practices, are actively engaged in teaching and/or research endeavors or are involved in university related matters involving radiation use. Additional representation from other university areas may include the Faculty Senate, University Management, College of Veterinary Medicine and Facility Operations. Permanent, ex-officio Committee members include the Radiation Safety Officer, a staff member of the Radiation Safety Office, the Director of Environmental Health and Safety Center, the PULSTAR Reactor Health Physicist and a member of the Nuclear Reactor Program. One of the general faculty members shall be elected Vice Chair of the Committee and will ascend to the position of Chair upon completion of the current Chair’s term.
Copies of the minutes will be available for review by interested parties and official copies will be maintained by the Radiation Safety Office.
The remaining RSAC members are the Reactor Health Physicist and a member from the Office of Radiation Safety within Environmental Health and Safety, who serve as permanent members. An additional member may represent an outside nuclear related agency. At the discretion of the RSAC, specialist(s) from other universities and outside establishments may be invited to assist in its appraisals. Appointments to the Committee are made by the university through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.
Responsibilities of the RSAC include the following:
- Proposed changes in equipment, systems, tests, experiments or procedures which have safety significance do not involve any unreviewed safety questions;
- All new procedures and major revisions thereto having safety significance, proposed changes in reactor facility equipment or systems having safety significance;
- All new experiments or classes of experiments that could affect reactivity or result in the release of radioactivity;
- Proposed changes to the Technical Specifications or facility license;
- Violations of technical specifications or license;
- Violations of internal procedures or instructions having safety significance;
- Operating abnormalities having safety significance;
- Reportable events (as per technical specifications);
- Audit reports.
- Facility operations for conformance to the technical specifications and license, annually, but at intervals not to exceed fifteen months;
- The retraining and requalification program for the operating staff, biennially, but at intervals not to exceed thirty months;
- The results of action taken to correct those deficiencies that may occur in the reactor facility equipment, systems, structures or methods of operation that affect reactor safety, annually, but at intervals not to exceed fifteen months;
- The Emergency Plan and Emergency Procedures, biennially, but at intervals not to exceed thirty months;
- Radiation Protection.
The Committee provides oversight of the policies, procedures and responsibilities of the University Radiation Safety Program, which functions through the Radiation Safety Office of the Environmental Health and Safety Center. Specifically, it is responsible for final approval of all uses of radioactive materials/devices, for oversight of user conduct, for reviewing amendments to North Carolina State’s Radiation Licenses and Registrations, and for final review of the actions of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Radiation Safety Sub-Committee and the Reactor Safety and Audit Committee (RSAC). In addition, this Committee advises the Director of the Environmental Health and Safety Center on matters relating to radiation safety.
In order to fulfill its duties to the university, the Committee participates in comprehensive reviews of the operations and performance of the Radiation Safety Programs on an annual basis and meets at least four times per calendar year.
Members are appointed by the Executive Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, based on recommendations from the Radiation Safety Committee Chair, Committee members and the Radiation Safety Officer. The Committee is comprised of faculty members of the various colleges and components of the university who have a working knowledge of radiation safety practices, are actively engaged in teaching and/or research endeavors or are involved in university related matters involving radiation use. Additional representation from other university areas may include the Faculty Senate, University Management, College of Veterinary Medicine and Facility Operations. Permanent, ex-officio Committee members include the Radiation Safety Officer, a staff member of the Radiation Safety Office, the Director of Environmental Health and Safety Center, the PULSTAR Reactor Health Physicist and a member of the Nuclear Reactor Program. One of the general faculty members shall be elected Vice Chair of the Committee and will ascend to the position of Chair upon completion of the current Chair’s term.
Copies of the minutes will be available for review by interested parties and official copies will be maintained by the Radiation Safety Office.
Reactor Safety and Audit Committee Members
Ayman Hawari, Chair; Director, Nuclear Engineering
Randall Embree, Duke Power Corporation
Lingfeng He, Professor, Nuclear Engineering
Amy Orders, Senior Director, Environmental Health and Public Safety Strategic Initiatives
Roger Sit, Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ex Officio Members
Anna Deak, Reactor Health Physicist, Nuclear Reactor Program
Scott Lassell, Radiation Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Safety
Ayman Hawari, Chair; Director, Nuclear Engineering
Randall Embree, Duke Power Corporation
Lingfeng He, Professor, Nuclear Engineering
Amy Orders, Senior Director, Environmental Health and Public Safety Strategic Initiatives
Roger Sit, Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ex Officio Members
Anna Deak, Reactor Health Physicist, Nuclear Reactor Program
Scott Lassell, Radiation Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Safety
The Reactor Safety and Audit Committee meets on a quarterly basis.
Unit Safety Committees – Responsibilities
Unit Safety Committees are safety committees at the college/operational level which represent and assist their colleges or departments in carrying out the university safety mission. At least one member from each department in a college should serve as a member of the college safety committee. For non-academic unit safety committees, representation from the various department functions should be included in the committee makeup. A mix of supervisory and non-supervisory members is also encouraged.
The chairs of the unit safety committees represent their committee on the university Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC), which is the parent safety committee for the university. The OSHC receives an annual “charge” from the Chancellor to address any issue or issues of broad concern. The unit safety committees work towards addressing the charge, along with items they determine important for their college or department.
Committees should meet at least 3 times per academic year. In addition, unit safety committees work in conjunction with the Environmental Health and Safety Department (EHS) to assist their work units in the following manner:
- Provide open communication on safety concerns.
- Proactively work to foster a culture of safety across campus.
- Identify potential workplace hazards and develop strategies to mitigate or eliminate them.
- Be the institutional leader in respect to safety.
- Assist their colleges or departments in ensuring the safety plans and self-assessments are updated at a minimum annually or on a more frequent basis as required by regulatory codes, standards, or university requirements.
- Review work-related injuries, illnesses, and near misses to determine if root causes and corrective actions are appropriate. Assist in sharing corrective actions with others in their college or department. Work cooperatively with EHS to share lessons learned with other university groups as appropriate.