CHARLES HART,PhD, CIH, CSP, RS
ADDRESS
Francis Charles Hart, Kent State University, College of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences, and Epidemiology, 305H Lowry Hall, 750 Hilltop Dr., Kent, OH, 44242-0001, 330-672-6519,
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Specialty: Environmental Health Sciences)
Ohio University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Athens, Ohio
Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science (GIS)
Ohio University, Department of Geography, Athens, Ohio
M.A. in Health & Safety Education(Specialty: Environmental Occupational Health and Safety), Department of Health & Safety Education, Kent, Ohio
B.S. in Environmental Health
Cleveland State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Cleveland, Ohio
CURRENT POSITIONS
Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences 1/1/12 - Present,
Kent State University, College of Public Health,Dept. OfBiostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences & Epidemiology, Kent, OH, http://www.kent.edu/publichealth
Coordinator of Undergraduate Environmental Health Sciences Program. Develop new undergraduate academic environmental health curriculum, teach courses in environmental and occupational health and safety, develop student field experiences and internships,collaborate on external programs, professional continuing education & training, and other programs and projects. Level 2 Graduate Faculty, 1/1/14 - Present.
Teaching Experience (* includes graduate students):
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Solid & Hazardous Waste Management, ‘14
EH Concepts in PH (*Co-teach MPH Grad Course), ‘14
Water & Wastewater Management, Kent State University, ‘14
Occupational Health & Safety, Kent State University, ‘13
Institutional & Recreational EOHS, Kent State University, ‘13
The Built Environment, Kent State University, ‘13
Vector-borne Disease, Kent State University, ‘13
Food Protection, Kent State University, ‘12
Sanitation & Hazardous Materials Management (SW/HW), Kent State University, ‘12
Introduction to Environmental Health & Safety (formerly Environmental Health Science), Kent State University, ’12(2), ‘13(2), ’14(2)
First Aid & Personal Safety, Kent State University, ‘79, 80
College of Public Health, Dept. of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Science, & Epidemiology (BEE) - Developed a summer environmental health and safety continuing education program for working professionals starting in Summer 2013. (1course coordinator, 2 instructor)
- Hazwoper 40 hour course1
- Hazwoper 8 hour refresher course 1
- OSHA 30 hour outreach course 1,2
- OSHA 10 hour outreach course 1,2
- ServSafe 16 hour National Restaurant Association food protection course 1,2
Ohio University, Athens, OH (*grad students also)
Laboratory Safety & Hygiene *, Ohio University, ’07, 08, 09, 10
Institutional Environmental Health*, Ohio University, ’91, 08, 10
Introduction to Environmental Health & Safety, Ohio University, ‘85, 86, 87, 91, 93, 97, 98, 07, 08, 09, 10
EOHS Regulations, Ohio University, ’07, 08, 10
Solid & Hazardous Waste, Ohio University, ’08, 09, 10
Vector Control, Ohio University, ‘09
Shelter Environments, Ohio University, ’08, 10
Quantity Food Safety, Ohio University, ’07, 09, 09
Safety in the Workplace, Ohio University/Hocking College, ’00, ‘01
Air Quality & Pollution Control, Ohio University, ’91
Recreational Environmental Health, Ohio University, ’91, 07, 09
Health Hazards in the Visual Arts *, Ohio University, School of Art, ‘89, 90
Graduate Students:
Christopher Kolbash, Community Preceptor for the MPH Degree, Ohio University/Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health, 2006
Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH
Biosafety Procedures, Hocking College, ‘05
University of Akron, Akron, Akron, OH
Foodservice Maintenance & Sanitation, University of Akron, ‘79
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
President WorkSafe, Ltd., Cleveland, OH, (740) 707-6420 Closed 12/31/12
Part-time private consulting practice for development, planning, organization, testing, and training in environmental and occupational health and safety. Concentration in institutional, university, school, R&D, healthcare, and laboratory environments.
Executive Director, Environmental Health & Safety12/6/10 – 12/29/11
Case Western Reserve University, Dept. of Environmental Health & Safety, Cleveland, OH.
Administrative management, leadership, and direction of the Dept. of Environmental Health and Safety, consisting of 19 EHS positionsand combined budgetsof $1.88 million per year. Responsible for the coordination and direction of environmental, health, and safety programs, processes, and related regulatory affairs on campus. These programs include risk evaluation and management, incident & injury prevention, OSHA and occupational safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, asbestos and lead paint management, construction safety, fire & life safety, laboratory safety & hygiene, biosafety, BSL-3 and Select Agents labs, infectious waste, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation safety, hazardous materials management, hazardous waste, EPA/environmental management systems, training, and related programs. Work closely with the Research Office, IBC, IACUC, IRB, RSC, LSC, Emergency Planning Committee, and other campus organizations. Also a member of University Compliance Committee and Export Controls Committee. CWRU is a major, private medical school and research institution located in the cultural and medical hub, the university circle area, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Adjunct Faculty 4/1/07 – 11/22/10
Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, Ohio University College of Health Sciences & Professions, Department of Social & Public Health, Athens, OH,(while completing PhD).
Director of Environmental Health & Safety 7/1/03 to 1/19/07
Ohio University, Dept. of Environmental Health & Safety, Athens, OH.
Administrative management, leadership, and direction of the Dept. of Environmental Health and Safety, consisting of 13EHS staff, and up to 10 student workers and combined budgetsapproaching one million dollars per year. Responsible for the coordination and direction of all environmental, health, and safety programs, processes, and related regulatory affairs on campus. These programs include risk evaluation and management, incident & injury prevention, OSHA/occupational safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, asbestos and lead paint management, lab safety, biosafety, infectious waste, radiation safety, hazardous materials management, hazardous waste, EPA/environmental management systems, emergency planning/business continuity planning, fire & life safety, public health & environmental sanitation, training, and related programs. Work with OU Workers Compensation Administration and Insurance Departments and the Ohio Inter-University Council (IUC), Loss Control Committee, on loss control and risk management issues. Work closely with the Research & Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance Offices, IBC, IACUC, IRB and RSC.
Ohio University is a major teaching and Carnegie ‘Research Extensive’ Institution, consisting of some 1,300 acres at the main campus in Athens and five regional campuses throughout southeast Ohio. The institution’s main campus has approximately 225 buildings, over 4,000 faculty, administrative and classified staff, and around 20,000 students (28,000 with the 5 regional campuses). The institutions programs include a medical school, biomedical and biological sciences, biotechnology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and arts programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Interim Director of Environmental Health & Safety10/1/02 – 6/30/03
Environmental Safety Coordinator7/1/84 – 6/30/03 (Industrial Hygienist, Safety, Lab & Biosafety Officer)
Ohio University, Dept. of Environmental Health & Safety, Athens, OH.
Primary responsibility for management of the industrial hygiene, occupational health & safety, asbestos and lead abatement, indoor air quality, lab safety, biosafety, infectious waste and training programs. Serve as Interim Dept. Director, in Director’s absence. Serve as the Institutional Biosafety Officer (BS0) and Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO). Includes program development and implementation, budget oversite, project management, sampling and analysis, building, shop, and lab surveys, accident and disease investigation, environmental hazard analysis, risk assessment, equipment testing and design, laboratory and related facility design, problem solving, interpreting and implementing regulations, writing recommendations, preparing specifications, analyzing data, developing and conducting training programs, writing proposals, and related functions. Compliance with OSHA, Ohio PERRAC, EPA, OEPA, DOT, CDC, NIH, Health Dept. and other local, state and federal regulations. I worked closely with the IBC, IACUC, IRB and RSC. Supervised student and other clerical and professional staff as necessary. Also had occupational safety from 1984-94. Other departmental programs are: accident prevention, radiological health, fire prevention, workers compensation, hazardous waste disposal, public health & environmental sanitation, and disease control.
Ohio University Committee Appointments:
Ecology & Energy Conservation Committee, 2003-2006
Employer/Union Safety Committee, Chair, 1984-1996
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), 1984-2005
Institutional Animal Care Use Committee (IACUC) ex officio, 2001-2005
Radiation Safety Committee, 1991-1993, 2004-2006
Academic Industrial Hygiene Program Advisory Committee, 1993-1994
Academic Environmental Health Program Advisory Committee, 1998, 2001-Present
Health Commissioner/ Director of Environmental HealthApril, 1981 - June, 1984
Ashtabula County Health,Jefferson, OH, Administrator of the County Public Health Department consisting of administrative/vital statistics, public health nursing and health education, and environmental health divisions. Upon leaving, we had 14 budgeted positions and a $400,000.00 budget. Responsible for overall leadership and management of the department, Board relations, budgeting and finance, planning, directing the professional and clerical staff, directing and evaluating programs, staff development, grantsmanship, interagency and community relations, legal affairs and related duties. Served as chief executive to the county Board of Health. As Director of Environmental Health I directed the staff, planned and evaluated programs, gave technical direction in programs including sewage disposal, water supply, food sanitation, recreational sanitation, nuisance complaints, communicable disease control, etc. Conducted training and staff development.
Graduate Assistant June, 1979 - May, 1980
Kent State University, Department of Health & Safety Education, Kent, OH, Taught undergraduate first aid courses and assisted faculty in research efforts.
Epidemiology Consultant 1978 - June, 1979
Ohio Dept. of Health, Northeast District Office, Akron, OH, December, Responsible for disease investigations, medical records review, CDC reporting, training and epidemiologic consultation to 48 local health departments in an 18 county area of northeastern Ohio. Left to accept assistantship to go to graduate school.
Environmental Sanitarian1978 - June, 1979
Summit County Health Dept., Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
Responsible for field inspections and consultations in the area of environmental health. Programs included foodservice, food establishments, food vending, schools, trailer parks, pools and beaches, water supply, camps, hotel/motel, solid waste, insect/rodent control, nuisance complaints, aviaries, mosquito control and education.
CERTIFICATION, LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND AUTHORIZATIONS
Professional Board Certifications & Registrations Held:
Registered Sanitarian (RS), Ohio Board of Sanitarian Registration, #061, 6/13/78 and National Environmental Health Association, #70047, 10/19/78 - Current.
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Comprehensive Practice, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, #4053, 12/9/88 - Current.
Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Comprehensive Practice, Board of Certified Safety Professionals, #10642, 1/1/92 – Current.
Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP), American Biological Safety Association, #028, 6/2/95 – 12/31/11.
Topical/technical/state certifications, authorizations, & licenses held:
Certified ServSafe Food Sanitation Instructor – National Restaurant Association (NRA) and Ohio Dept. of Health certified #76064, 2009 to present.
Certified Asbestos Hazard Evaluation Specialist, Ohio Dept. of Health, #3066. EPA accredited program, building inspector #BI/132 and EPA accredited management planner # MP/121, 4/15/88 - 2014.
Certified Asbestos Hazard Abatement Specialist, Ohio Dept. of Health, # 21185. EPA accredited program, contractor/supervisor # C/S 250, 5/13/88 - 2005.
Certified Asbestos Hazard Abatement Project Designer, Ohio Dept. of Health, #60158, EPA accredited program, project designer #P/D 026, 4/23/93 - 2005.
Certified Lead Risk Assessor, Ohio Dept. of Health, #000499, 11/8/95 - 2014.
OSHA Construction Industry Safety & Health, #500 Outreach Course Instructor, 10/27/95 to 1999.
OSHA General Industry Safety & Health, #501 Outreach Course Instructor, 9/27/96 to 2000 and 7/26/2013- Present.
Certified Fire Safety Inspector-1 Training, Ohio Fire Marshall’s Office, 11/11/85
BOARDS & PROFESSIONAL
Ohio Board of Sanitarian Registration (RS), Columbus, OH, state examination and registration board for registered sanitarians/environmental health specialists, 8/14/12 – Present.
Exam Committee11/7/12-present
Finance Committee 11/7/12-present
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
NEHA/UL Indoor Air Quality Committee, 2000-2002
Report “A Process for Developing an IAQ Standard”, 3/15/02
Ohio Environmental Health Association (OEHA)
Diplomat, American Academy of Sanitarians (DAAS)
Campus Safety, Health & Env. Mgmt. Assn. (CSHEMA), National Safety Council (NSC)
Executive Committee, Member-at-Large, 2002-2005
Professional Relations Committee/NEHA Liaison, 1997-2006
Research & Survey Committee, 1998-2002
Chair, 2001-02
Member Survey, subcommittee chair, 2000-01
Benchmarking, subcommittee member, 1998-99
Membership Committee, 2011-12
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
President, Central Ohio Section, 1991-1992
Biosafety Committee, 1991-1994
Laboratory Health & Safety, 1991-1992
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
Infectious Agents, 1991-1993
Diplomat, American Academy of Industrial Hygiene (AAIH)
Ohio Council of Industrial Hygienists (OCIH)
Vice-Chair & Founding Member, 91-92
Inter-University Council (IUC) of Ohio – Insurance Consortium
Loss Control Committee 2002-2007
Loss Control Committee, Chair, 2006-2007
University Risk Management & Insurance Association (URMIA), 2006-2007
Division of Chemical Health & Safety, American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)
Ohio Mosquito Control Association (OMCA)
Member-at-Large of Board, 10/05-10/06
Vice President, 10/06-10/07
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Canada, NEHA/UL Sabbatical Exchange Program, “Undergraduate Environmental Health Sciences Education in Canada”, British Columbia, Alberta, & Saskatchewan, (2013-14)
England and Scotland – NEHA/NSF Sabbatical Exchange Program, “IAQ & Institutional EOHS, Universities and District Council”, numerous locations, (1993-94).
Hosted UK recipient of CIEH/NSFSabbatical Exchange Programto the U.S., in Athens, OH, (1999).
Ecuador – Manabi and Loja Provinces, Chagas Disease research team, Ohio University Tropical Disease Institute, (2007).
SPECIAL SKILLS
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) user.
Able to analyze bulk asbestos samples by polarized light microscopy and dispersion staining. Able to analyze air samples for fiber count by phase contrast microscopy.
Have used numerous kinds of environmental monitoring, sampling, scientific and analytical equipment.
GRANTSMANSHIP
Grant-in-Aid, Ohio Mosquito Control Association, The Effect of Environmental Variables on West Nile Virus Infection Rates in Culex Mosquitoes Using an “Ecological Niche’ Type Model, $1,000, 2008.
Chemwatch Chemical Information System & Emergency Planning, Inter-University Council/Marsh, Inc., $10,000, March, 2006.
Chemwatch Chemical Information System, Inter-University Council/Marsh, Inc., $5,000, February, 2005.
Supervisory Development, Inter-University Council/Marsh, Inc., $5,000, February, 2004.
Training Equipment for EHS, Inter-University Council/Marsh, Inc., $5,000, February, 2003.
Co-author of grant request to the Ohio University 1804 Endowment Fund titled “Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Health Equipment”. Funded at $18,000.00 with equal match. For the purpose of purchasing modern monitoring equipment to be shared by the academic industrial hygiene/environmental health program and O.U. Environmental Health & Safety. July, 1987-89.
Co-author of grant request to the Ohio University 1804 Endowment Fund titled “Asbestos Analysis and Ambient Air Monitoring Equipment”. Funded 100% at $24,030.00, toward the purchase of phase contrast and polarized light microscopes, a stereoscope and a Miran 1B Infrared Air Analyzer to be shared with the academic program as above. July, 1986-88.
Author of the Ashtabula County Health Department, Preventive Health & Health Services Block Grant. Funded 100% at $20,843.00 per year by the Ohio Dept. of Health. Health Education/Risk Reduction was the primary emphasis. January, 1984.
Co-author of the Ashtabula County Multi-Agency Child & Family Health Services Block Grant. Funded 100% at $118,536.00 per year by the Ohio Dept. of Health. I wrote the health planning and health education sections of this three-agency grant. January, 1984.
BOOK EDITING/REVIEWS
Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, 4th edition, National Safety Council, Barbara Plog, editor, 1995, technical reviewer for Chapter 14 - “Biological Hazards”.
Biosafety Reference Manual, 2nd edition, American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1995, technical reviewer.
RADIO INTERVIEW
“Environmental Health & Safety at Ohio University”, Party Line talk show, WATH, Athens, OH, February 2, 2005.
“Carbon Monoxide Hazards in the Home”, Health Matters interactive talk show, WATH, Athens, OH, October 3, 1996.
“Lead Paint Hazards in the Home”, Health Matters interactive talk show, WATH, Athens, OH, June 20, 1996.
“Carbon Monoxide & CO Detectors in the Home”, WOUB, Athens, OH, December 12, 1994 and distributed to multiple stations throughout the area.
“Carpel Tunnel Syndrome”, WFUN, “Talk Back” interactive talk program, Ashtabula, OH, June 16, 1988.
AWARDS & HONORS
2013-14 Award Winner, “National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)/Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Professional Sabbatical Exchange Program in Canada” . Supported by $4,000.00 award from the Underwriters Laboratories (UL), to study undergraduate environmental health education of Public Health Inspectors in Canada, May, 2014.
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver/Burnaby, BC
Concordia University College of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
First Nations University, Regina, Saskatchewan
2007-08 Honorary Life Member, National Safety Council, Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA).
1993-94 Award Winner, “National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)/Institute of Environmental Health Officers (IEHO) Professional Sabbatical Exchange Program in the U.K” . Supported by $5,000.00 award from the National Sanitation Foundation International (NSFI), to study indoor air quality and campus environmental health & safety programs for four weeks in the U.K. in May/June, 1994. Went to:
University of Cambridge and Cambridge District Council
University of Plymouth and Plymouth District Council
University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh District Council
Mole Valley District Council, Dorking
University of Surrey and the Robens Institute, Guildford
Annual Conference of the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS), Inverness, Scotland
Commendation from the Ohio House of Representatives, Hon. Mary Abel, 78 District, for selection as NEHA/IEHO Exchange Award recipient and for “outstanding achievement”, August, 1993.
Chairman’s Award, Campus Health & Safety Section, All-Ohio Health & Safety Congress & Exhibit, 1989.
Award of Honor, Campus Safety, Health, & Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA), National Safety Council. Departmental award given for excellence in university health & safety programs. I compiled our department’s award entry presentation two of the three times, 1986, 1989, and 2002.
Editor’s Award, Best Journal Article, Ohio Environmental Health Association and Ohio
Journal of Environmental Health, 1981.