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Environmental Health & Safety Office

EHSO Lab Validations Coming Soon!

May 1, 2013

EHSO will start conducting annual lab validations beginning in June 2013. EHSO will inspect at least one lab for each PI. After the inspection, labs will receive a report with any findings within 48 hours. Building liaisons will follow up with each lab 2 weeks after the validation to ensure that all items found during […]

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PDF: May 2013 Lab Rat Newsletter

May 1, 2013

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Recent Biosafety Protocol & Regulation Changes

April 1, 2013

Recent changes were made the NIH Office of Biotechnology to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules. Also, changes were made to Biosafety Protocol review process including the committee structure. These changes have been reflected in a Change Summary document that is posted on the EHSO website: http://www.ehso.emory.edu/programs/research/research-protocol.cfm Please review […]

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Volunteers and Minors in the Lab

April 1, 2013

How does EHSO define “volunteers”? A volunteer is defined as an individual who offers a service or contributes knowledge and skills the University without expectation of compensation.  Volunteers are individuals 18 years or older that are not enrolled in Emory University or Oxford College in a degree seeking program or individuals that are not employed […]

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PDF: April 2013 Lab Rat Newsletter

April 1, 2013

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Attention All Radioactive Materials (RAM) Users

March 1, 2013

Empty RAM waste containers will no longer be available on the ground floor in Whitehead Biomedical Research Building or  in the basement of Woodruff Memorial Research Building. Replacement RAM waste containers should be requested through EHS-Assist by creating a “Waste Pick-Up” request. EHSO will deliver requested waste containers to labs. Please make sure you plan […]

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Cleaning up Biological Spills

March 1, 2013

Minor spills can be safely handled without the assistance of EHSO or emergency response personnel. Spills are considered minor if the volume is less than 100ml.  Here is a simple example.  A researcher is walking to the BSC holding a few test tubes containing blood.  On the way to the BSC, the researcher drops a […]

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PDF: March 2013 Lab Rat Newsletter

March 1, 2013

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Does Your Lab Require a Department of Defense Certificate of Environmental Compliance?

February 1, 2013

To obtain a signature on the Department of Defense Certificate of Environmental Compliance (DOD-CEC) from the Director of EHSO, each PI will need to submit the following documents: Scientific Abstract from Grant Proposal, PI Assurance document, and the Certificate of Environmental Compliance. EHSO will conduct a lab inspection, review the scientific abstract, and verify the […]

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Changes to the NIH Guidelines & Biosafety Training

February 1, 2013

On September 12th, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a revision to the NIH Guidelines that will go into effect on March 5th, 2013. The most significant change to the Guidelines was the incorporation of research involving synthetic nucleic acid molecules. Due to the inclusion of these experiments to the document, the NIH […]

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