SAFETY ON HER MIND DEPARTMENTS
Amy Razukiewicz, M.P.H., CPH, RBP, has been named director of environmental health and safety at New York Medical College (NYMC).
Maintaining a safe environment for students, faculty and staff is paramount for Razukiewicz who is responsible for the overall management and continuous improvement of energy, health, safety and environmental programs and policies for NYMC where she also acts as its institutional radiation safety officer, the responsible official for NYMC”™s Tier 1 Biological Select Agents and Toxin (BSAT) program and provides oversight for the Biosafety Level-3 laboratory program, as well as serving as compliance officer for Touro Dental Health.
She oversees all campus laboratory construction and renovation as well as the design, construction and maintenance of structures and infrastructure systems as they relate to environmental, health and safety compliance and plays an integral role in emergency management and life safety on campus, developing policies, procedures and plans to meet state and federal regulations and mutual aid agreements with local and state agencies. She also manages the college”™s fire and life safety program to enforce applicable safety codes, policies and procedures.
A valued member of the NYMC community since 2008, Razukiewicz said, “I look forward to working with our campus partners at NYMC and Touro College of Dental Medicine
to accomplish our common goals on behalf of the campus community”¦.”