Contact Us

Risk Management and Environmental Health & Safety

(RMEHS)

California State University, Los Angeles
Corporation Yard 244
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032

Phone: (323) 343-3531
rmehs@calstatela.edu

Monday thru Friday 8:00am-4:30pm


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We are located next to Parking Lot B on the second floor of the Corporate Yard building.

Please select the link to get detailed directions.

Directory

Nidavone 'Nida' Niravanh
Assistant Vice President, Risk Management and Environmental and Health & Safety
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3527; x 3-3527
Cell: (323) 480-0186
nnirava@calstatela.edu

  • Overall EHS Program Management
  • Risk Exposure Assessment
  • Regulatory Interface
  • Construction RMEHS Management
  • Strategic Planning & Program Development
  • Asbestos & Lead Program
  • Building Inspection Program

Michael 'Mike' Morales
Associate Director, Risk Management and Environmental Health & Safety
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3549; x 3-3549
Cell: (323) 955-9191
mmoral23@calstatela.edu

  • EHS Management Oversight
  • Building Inspections and Air Quality Complaints
  • EHS Safety Training Management

Robert 'Bob' Gomez
Risk Manager, Risk Management and Environmental Health & Safety
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3531; x 3-3531
bgomez108@calstatela.edu

  • Business Continuity
  • Claims
  • COI (Certificate of Insurance)
  • Contracts
  • COVID-19
  • Incident Reports
  • Insurance Renewals
  • Youth Protection Program
  • Requisitions
  • Travel Domestic/International

VACANT
Information, Public Records, Safety Manager
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-XXXX; x 3-3XX

  • PRA requests and subpoenas.
  • Compile, redact, and review documents.
  • Maintain records and ensure policy compliance.
  • Coordinate document reproduction and payments.
     

Steven Thomas Melgar
Chemical & Radiation Safety Officer
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3748; x 3-3748
smelga10@calstatela.edu

  • General Laboratory Safety and Consultation
  • Radiation Safety
  • Radiation Protection
  • Dosimetry
  • Laser safety
  • X-Ray safety
  • Committee Affiliations: Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) & Laboratory Safety Committee (LSC)

 

Rominna Valentine
Chemical Hygiene & Biosafety Officer
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3546; x 3-3546
rvalent2@calstatela.edu

  • Laboratory Safety and Consultation
  • Biosafety 
  • Chemical Safety
  • Chemical Procurement Approver
  • RSS Help and Guidance
  • Committee Affiliations:  Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC), Institution Biosafety Committee (IBC), & Laboratory Safety Committee (LSC)

Celes Aguilar
Training and Compliance Coordinator
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3563; x 3-3563
caguil157@calstatela.edu

  • Employee and Student Training
  • Specialized Training Content
  • Training Assignment and Notification

Fernando Benitez
Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3549; x 3-3549
fbenit12@calstatela.edu

  • Occupational Safety Program
  • Unsafe Condition Investigations
  • Food Safety and Permitting
  • Ergonomics
  • Data Management (OSHA 300 Log)

Andrew 'Drew' Wilson
Hazardous Materials Technician
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-6359; x 3-6359
Cell: (323) 490-0452
awilson@cslanet.calstatela.edu

  • Hazardous Material/Waste Operations
  • Radiation Material/Waste Operations
  • Biological Material/Waste Operations
  • Hazardous Material Inventory Management
Guadalupe 'Lupe' Lopez
Administrative Support Coordinator
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3531; x 3-3531
 

Cesar Vidal
Fire Life Safety, Student Assistant
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3549; x 3-3549

Ananya Sharman
Chemical Inventory Management and RSS, Student Assistant
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3531; x 3-3531