EMS Safety Contact Information
General questions or concerns should first be raised with the local safety officers or safety committee in your area.
Local Area Contacts:
- College Administrative Offices: Diane Ault
- Dutton: Marty Gutowski
- EESI: Brandon Forsythe
- EME: Tom Motel
- EMS Library: Liz Long
- Energy Institute: Steven Bierly
- Geography: Denise Kloehr
- Geosciences: Steve Swavely
- MATSE: Tim Higgins
- METEO: Jena Jenkins
College Contacts:
For any information related to safety within the college, or if you do not feel questions or concerns are being properly addressed by locally, please feel free to contact:
- Frank Driscoll, College of EMS Safety Officer
814-867-2499, safety@ems.psu.edu - Elliott Laratonda, EH&S Safety Coordinator for EMS
814-865-4952, epl5057@psu.edu
Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Contacts:
- EH&S welcomes any questions or recommendations to improving safety and health conditions, or reports of potential hazards.
https://ehs.psu.edu/contact-us
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Contacts:
If you feel that serious existing safety issues are not being properly addressed after trying local, college, and EH&S please contact OSHA.
EMS Safety Committee
The EMS Safety Committee establishes procedures, responsibilities, and duties to promote safety planning for employees and individuals in the college.









