Author: Beth Savoy
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Announcing New Changes to Specific Biosafety Cabinet Certifications
Direct-connected or canopy connected Biosafety Cabinets (BSCs) Class II, Type A1 and A2 without exhast alarm, will not be certified after April 15, 2016. What is the change? NSF Accredited field certifiers shall no longer certify either direct-connected Type A cabinets or canopy connected Type A cabinets without exhaust alarms, even if specifically asked to…
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Working with Chemicals in Animals
In support of the Chemical Safety program, EHSO and members of the Chemical Safety Committee review chemicals to determine if an agent requires Chemical Safety Approval. Chemicals are evaluated based on the characteristics of the hazardous agent, route of administration, the dose, the length of the study, and the animal species used. If you plan…
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New Common Room Signage
At Emory, EHSO has already facilitated the updates to external lab signage for main labs. To complete the campus-wide signage update, EHSO will begin generating signs for the common or auxiliary spaces in each research building. This includes cold rooms, cell culture rooms, freezer rooms, etc. EHSO will approach the completion of common rooms by…
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Video: Safe Autoclave Use
The Biosafety and Biosecurity team at Arizona State University (ASU), in partnership with ASU Creative Student Services, has developed a new Autoclave Training Video. The video offers examples of the types of waste to be autoclaved, Personal protective equipment (PPE) to be worn, spore testing, record keeping requirements, safe loading and unloading, and much more.…
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New Lab Rat Newsletter Blog Home
EHSO’s Lab Rat Newsletter has a new blog home. Along with other groups under Emory’s Office of Research Administration (ORA), EHSO now has its own space under the ORA ScholarBlogs page. The new blog space houses the past seven years of Lab Rat Newsletter articles and PDF publications. A link to the new blog is on the EHSO homepage,…
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Follow EHSO on Twitter
In September, EHSO relaunched their Twitter page as a way to quickly post timely environmental, health and safety information to followers. Please follow and engage with us on Twitter at twitter.com/EmoryEHSO for these daily tips, announcements and updates from your Environmental Health and Safety Office.
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Hazardous Waste Inspection
by Scott Thomaston, Associate Director Environmental Health and Safety Office The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA-EPD) conducted a Hazardous Waste Management Program inspection of the Emory campus on Wednesday December 2, 2015. Points of waste generation were evaluated that included laboratories, Campus Services, and Healthcare Operations. The inspector focused on container management (integrity, label, and…
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New Electronic Platform for Biosafety Protocols
Early in December, EHSO rolled out a new electronic Protocol Management System for Biosafety Protocols. This system is hosted by BioRAFT (emory.bioraft.com), and the transition will occur in 2016 whereby protocols will be uploaded as they become due for review. The Advantages of BioRAFT: No Paper Forms: Paper forms will be eliminated for Notice of Intent and Annual Update/Amendment/Terminations. Electronic Changes:…