Environmental Health and Safety

Policies and Procedures

Biological Safety

• Institutional Biosafety Committee Meetings

Institutional Biosafety Policies

• Recombinant DNA - General Provisions
• Recombinant DNA - Registration of Research Projects
• Recombinant DNA - Biological Safety Officer (BSO)
• Recombinant DNA - Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
• Recombinant DNA - Principal Investigator (PI)
• Biosafety Levels - http://oba.od.nih.gov/rdna/nih_guidelines_oba.html
• Biological Resource Facility
• Institutional Research Safety Report Form
• Guidelines for the Health and Safety for Animal Researchers
• Biosafety Form
• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
• NIH Transgenic Animals and the Use of Recombinant DNA in Animals
• Exempt/Non-Exempt NIH RDNA Guidelines
• Institutional Biosafety Committee
• Biosafety Level 2
• The Responsibilities of the Institutional Biosafety Committee
• Disinfection Guidelines
• Protocol for Research Involving Recombinant DNA (Form)
• Biosafety Concerns of viral vectors
• Biosafety considerations for research with lentiviral vectors
• Biosafety manual for molecular oncology
• Biosafety of retroviral vectors
• State of the Art lentiviral vectors for research
• Major actions under Section III-A of the NIH guidelines
• FAQs about experiments that are exempt from NIH guidelines
• Biological Spill and Incident Reporting

Biosafety Training Slide Presentations (11/28/2011):

• IBC Slides
• Lentivirus Biosafety Considerations
• BSO and Biosafety Program

Chemical Safety

• Eye Wash and Shower Procedure
• Chemical Hygiene Plan
• PPE Assessments
• Hazard Communication/MSDS's

Controlled Substances Program

• Letter from the President
• Manual
• Custody Record
• Loss Report
• Purchase Request Form

Radiation Safety

• Instructions to Employees Concerning Radiation Safety
• Isotope Order Approval Information
• Isotope User Application
• Isotope User Application - Animals
• Laser Safety Manual
• Laser Registration Form
• Procedure for Decommissioning a Laboratory
• Procedure for Receiving Radioisotopes
• Regulations Concerning the Use of Radioactive Materials
• Procedure for Becoming an Authorized Radiation Worker
• Radioactive Waste Disposal
• CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION IN THE ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL MANUALS
• Change in Radiation Worker Status Form

Fire Safety & Emergency Evacuation

• Evacuation Procedure

Chemical Waste & Recycling

• See Section 9.0 of the Chemical Hygiene Plan

Incident Reporting
Training
Off-the-Job Safety
News/Items of Interest