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Running a Research Laboratory Lab Safety

Running a Research Laboratory Lab Safety. Deona Willes |Interim Executive Director EH&S Division of Administration Operations University of Southern California 3434 South Grand Avenue | CAL 120-F Los Angeles, California 90089-2815 Office: (323) 442-2205 | Cell: (323) 864-3187

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Running a Research Laboratory Lab Safety

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  1. Running a Research Laboratory Lab Safety DeonaWilles|Interim Executive DirectorEH&S Division of Administration Operations University of Southern California 3434 South Grand Avenue | CAL 120-F Los Angeles, California 90089-2815 Office: (323) 442-2205| Cell: (323) 864-3187 email: dwilles@caps.usc.edu

  2. Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu

  3. Basic Steps for New Labs Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu Complete forms for protocol review and submit chemical inventory Register Staff for Laboratory Safety Training Complete an initial Lab Assessment with EH&S

  4. iStar Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu • www.istar.usc.edu • Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) Application • EH&S • Also, Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Institional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) • Office of Research

  5. www.istar.usc.edu Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu

  6. Major Drivers for Change in Academic Labs Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu • High Profile Lab Accidents • UCLA (Lab fire fatality) • Yale (Lathe fatality) • Texas Tech (Explosion) • University of Missouri (Explosion, microbiology lab)

  7. What is a Faculty’s Responsibility? Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu Faculty must work with their subordinates to make sure they understand the risk of each high hazard process Develop procedures for special/high hazard materials Don't let students work alone on high hazard processes

  8. Look Inwardly at Your Own Practices Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu We must continue to take seriously the OSHA requirement to write standard operation procedures for particularly hazardous substances, i.e. SOP’s for all high-hazard procedures. Don't let students work alone on high hazard processes

  9. What is a Student's Responsibility? Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu • Complete all necessary trainings • Demonstrate proficiency for any assigned duties • Wear appropriate PPE in the laboratory • Can safety be assigned to a graduate student? • It is commonly done but that assignment won't relieve a faculty member from his or her responsibility/liability. • Graduate students are still learning how to do research and need mentoring

  10. Lab Coats and PPE Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu

  11. Important Concepts to Reinforce in Your Lab Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu • Don't let students work alone on high hazard processes • Provide Lab Coats and PPE to your staff • Enforce the use of lab coats • Ensure lab staff is trained • Conduct / document the annual refresher training • Correct all inspection findings in a timely manner • Conduct your own audits and meetings • Maintain your Chemical Inventory

  12. Security Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu • Biological Materials • Select Agents • Dual Use Research • Chemicals • Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism (Total Bldg. Quantities) • Chemical Precursors • Controlled Substances • Radioactive Materials

  13. Handouts Deona Willes | Interim Executive Director EH&S Environmental Health & Safety A Department of Administrative Operations University of Southern California 3434 South Grand Avenue | CAL 120-F Los Angeles, California 90089-2815 Office: (323) 442-2205| Cell: (323) 864-3187 email: dwilles@caps.usc.edu Memo – Annual Laboratory Refresher Training Memo – USC Laboratory Safety Awareness Handout – Navigating EH&S

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