Environmental Health and Safety

The Department of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) works to ensure the safety of staff, students, faculty, and visitors. Staffed by four full-time employees, EHS delivers a broad range of services to promote the protection of our clients and to support New York Medical College's core mission of teaching, research, and community stewardship.

Areas of Responsibility and Initiatives

• Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Safety
• Laboratory Inspection Program
• Chemical and Biohazardous Waste Disposal
• Administration of Institutional Biosafety Committee & Oversight of Research with Recombinant DNA
• Oversight of Select Agent and Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory Programs
• Laboratory Design Consultation
• Construction Safety
• Life Safety/Building & Fire Code
• Emergency Preparedness & Response
• Environmental Permitting & Compliance
• Indoor Air Quality
• Industrial Hygiene (including Asbestos Management)
• Occupational Safety
• New Employee Safety Training
• Annual Laboratory Safety Refresher for Research Personnel

Safety Data Sheets

MSDS Online is a database that contains Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for all chemicals used on campus and their location. Those conducting research use this database as an inventory of the type of chemicals in their labs. SDS’s include information on the supplier and product identifiers, relevant uses, hazard identification, as well as first aid, firefighting, and accidental release measures for each chemical. Please review the MSDS Online for New York Medical College Labs, in addition to our other information items and contact us if you have any questions.

Contact Us

Email: nymc_ehs@nymc.edu
Phone: (914) 594-4078

Location: 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY

Colleen Kearns
EHS Program Manager
(914) 594-3292
ckearns2@nymc.edu 

Bria Gunzburg
EHS Specialist
(914) 594-3938
bgunzbur@nymc.edu

Steven J. Anthony
EHS Technician
(914) 594-4627
santhony4@nymc.edu

Sabrina DeSantis 
EHS Administrator
(914) 594-3522
desanti2@nymc.edu