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Cheri Bandy Foust Consequence Analysis & Management Group Environmental Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6085 Phone:  (865)574-8130 Fax:  (865)241-3191 foustcb@ornl.gov

Education

• M.P.H. Environmental/Occupational Health and Safety, 1992, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.
• CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager), Professional Certification rom the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, December 1996.
• B.S. Business Administration, 1987, Tusculum College, Greeneville, Tennessee
• B.S. Health Education, 1982, Lee University, Cleveland, Tennessee.

Qualifications

Provides technical support to the Regional Studies Program regarding a variety of economic impact assessments and analyses. Recent projects include work for the Department of Education and ongoing work for the Army National Guard.

Provides technical support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) issues, decontamination issues, and associated federal regulatory requirements for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP). Have provided in-depth analysis of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) federal regulations and administrative interpretations as they apply to CSEPP PPE and emergency response procedures.

Have provided technical support to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). Have served as team member and team leader of accident investigation teams.

Serving as Division's Environmental, Safety and Health, and Quality Assurance Officer and Waste Certification Officer. Responsible for ensuring environmental and regulatory compliance of division operations.

Have reviewed a number of PPE suit and fabric swatch live-agent test reports prepared by the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center.

Have prepared human health and safety portions of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). This included evaluating acute toxicity, chronic health effects, cancer, occurrence of inheritable mutations, and cumulative or synergistic health effects from multiple chemicals.

Estimated human health effects levels for toxic chemicals in order to update the safety documentation for existing DOE-owned facilities. Estimates based on published toxicity information and apply to acute exposures for an "average" individual.

Professional Memberships  [ Top ]

Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers.

Publications  [ Top ]

Foust, C.B. How Do I Know? A Guide to the Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Use in Responding to a Release of Chemical Warfare Agents, 11th Annual Conference of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers Compendium of Papers Presented at Technical Sessions, October 5-8, 1997, pages 80-83.

Foust, C.B. Compilation of Existing Chemical Agent Guidelines Table as of September, 1997, ORNL/TM-13649. Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. August 1998.

Foust, C.B. How Do I Know? A Guide to the Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Use in Responding to a Release of Chemical Warfare Agents, ORNL/TM-13343. Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. May, 1999.

Foust, C. B. ORNL Evaluation of OSHA's Findings on the Personal Protective Equipment Ensemble and Procedures Recommended for CSEPP Off-Site Civilian Emergency Response Workers, ORNL/TM-13220. Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Draft.

Foust, C. B., C. J. Coomer, and E. D. Copenhaver. Personal Protective Equipment Study Guide, ORNL/M-3638. Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 1994.

Foust, C. B., C. J. Coomer, and E. D. Copenhaver. Personal Protective Equipment Instructor's Guide, ORNL/M-3639. Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 1994.

Foust, C. B. Fluorine, Guidance on Health Effects of Toxic Chemicals, ES/CSET-20, Section 4. Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Central Safety Evaluation Team, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., 1994.

September 2005