Nellie J. Brown, MS, CIH

Nellie Brown is the Director of the Workplace Health and Safety Program for the Outreach Division statewide and the Buffalo Co-Lab of Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Nellie also provides expertise for the Cannabis Workforce Initiative. A certified industrial hygienist (Board for Global EHS Credentialing, Diplomate of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene), biologist and chemist, Nellie provides virtual and on-site training and technical assistance on a wide range of occupational safety and health hazards including chemicals, biological agents (including COVID-19), ergonomics, occupational stress, shift-work and long hours of work, crisis and violence prevention, hazard analysis techniques, and indoor air quality for employers, labor unions, and the public. Nellie also provides industrial hygiene services for the Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine – Western New York, a clinic funded by NYSDOH for diagnosis and treatment of occupational injuries and illnesses. See: https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/buffalo-co-lab/education-and-training/workplace-health-and-safety