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Faculty

Nelson W. Couch, PhD, CIH, CSP

President
Triangle Health and Safety, Inc.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
ncouch8@earthlink.net

Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ph.D. with major area of study in Health Physics and Industrial Hygiene, 1986
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MSPH with major area of study in Industrial Hygiene and Health Physics, 1981
  • Syracuse University, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, 1971

Certifications

  • Certified Industrial Hygienist
  • Certified Safety Professional
  • Adjunct Associate Professor at UNC and NC State University

Experience

  • 1971-present USAF; Bioenvironmental Engineer
  • 1981-1983 Kodak
  • 1984-1986 NIEHS; Health Physicist
  • 1986-1995 Glaxo; Manager of Environmental Safety
  • 1996-present Triangle Health & Safety; President
  • 1997-2000 NC State University ; Radiation Safety Officer
  • Adjunct Associate Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Adjunct Associate Professor at North Carolina State University

Professional Organizations

  • American Industrial Hygiene Association
  • American Society of Safety Engineers
  • Health Physics Society

   
   

Minorities are encouraged to apply for NC OSHERC programs.

Kathleen Buckheit, MPH, RN, COHN-S/CM/SM, FAAOHN
Continuing Education Director
NC OSHERC Continuing Education and Outreach Programs
North Carolina Institute for Public Health
Gillings School of Global Public Health,
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A program of
A program of the North Carolina Institute for Public Health
Phone 919-962-2101 | Toll free 888-235-3320 | Fax 919-966-7579
Mailing Address for US Mail
PO Box 16248
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-6248
Shipping Address for UPS, FedEx, etc.
1700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 344
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
osherc@unc.edu

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

6/8/09