Michael Buck

Michael Buck is a Health and Safety Compliance Specialist with the University of Minnesota Department of Health, Safety, and Risk Management. He is responsible for IAQ investigations throughout the University System. Mr. Buck is a member of the Hospital Infection Control committee for the UMMC MHealth Fairview system. He is the auditor for the asbestos, lead, and mercury programs. Mr. Buck supports UMMC providing IAQ expertise and environmental microbiological sampling.

Mr. Buck is author of the APIC Infection Prevention Manual for Construction and Renovation, Chapter 5: Air Monitoring for Quality Evaluation in Healthcare.

Mr. Buck has been a healthcare consultant for over 25 years. His current research interests involve water quality, energy management, and validation of air and water safety related to infection prevention in healthcare facilities.