Mitch Yerby
Environmental Hazard Technician for Lab Safety
O:205-348-5319
C: 205-331-1069
Mitch has been with the university and the EHS department since 2009. Previously, he worked at Mercedes-Benz for 13 years. Mitch also has an Associate degree in emergency medicine and served as a paramedic in Tuscaloosa County. He currently serves as a lab technician and has extensive training and certification in ASHRAE 110 and NSF 49 standards for laboratory ventilation.
Job Responsibilities:
- Fume hoods
- Biological safety cabinets
- Lab ventilation (canopy, fume hood, snorkels, and biological safety cabinet)
- Laser program/inventory
- Safety showers and eye washes
- Capstone Village TelTron system maintenance
- Overhead crane inspection
- Lab/Equipment decommissioning and inspections
- Gas detection systems
- Assist in biosafety
- Assist in chemical safety
- Teaching fume hood and biological safety cabinet training
Certifications:
- Chemical fume hood testing
- Fume hood maintenance management
- ASHRAE 110 testing
- Safety cabinet technology
- Overhead Crane Operator
- Overhead Crane Certified Inspector
Training:
- Radiation Safety
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- IATA Dangerous Goods
- Shipping
- DOT Hazardous Material Transportation
- IATA DOT Shipping Inspections
- NIMS
- ICS
- Laser safety training
- Laser safety officer training
- ASHRAE 110 Fume hood training
- Overhead crane operator/inspector training