Course Author Spotlight: Mark DiNardo

RedVector author Mark DiNardo, CSP, has been a Safety Professional for 19 years, working the last 14 years with the Environmental Health and Safety Department at the University of Pittsburgh. He has been a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) since 2010. Now, as a Hazardous Material and Environmental Compliance Specialist, his responsibilities include oversight of high hazard chemical laboratories, chemical risk assessments, chemical spill response, fuel storage tank inspections and safety training.

Prior to his work in the safety field, Mark was a chemist in an inorganic industrial laboratory in which he conducted bench scale and pilot studies of industrial wastewater systems. Areas of expertise include chemical safety, spill response and safety training. He also is a Class A/B/C Tank Operator in the state of Pennsylvania. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. Mark has been working as a Hazardous Material and Environmental Compliance Specialist for over 5 years now. Some of his responsibilities include conducting risk assessments and safety audits of university high hazard chemical labs, developing emergency response floor plans, and responding to chemical emergencies on campus.