Tag: research safety
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Electronic Waste Recycling
Electronic Wastes (e-waste) may contain heavy metals in quantities that are prohibited from landfill disposal and should be recycled whenever possible. Please note that equipment that can be reused is not waste and can be collected by Surplus Properties for possible redistribution. The following are examples of e-waste that must be recycled: Lab equipment Computers,…
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Biosafety SOP Template Example on EHSO Website
We now have a wonderful example of a Biosafety Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) document on our website. This document serves as an excellent example of how labs can use the Biosafety SOP Template to draft laboratory specific SOPs for work with biological and infectious material. Many thanks to Kathyrn Hudson in Dr. Thomas Kukar’s lab…
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EHSO Lab Validations Have Started
EHSO will inspect at least one lab for each PI. After the inspection, labs will receive a report with any findings within 48 hours. Follow up will occur within 2 weeks after the validation to ensure that all items found during the inspection have been corrected. After all inspections have been completed on campus, EHSO…
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Centrifuge Safety: Prevent an Accident before it Happens
Centrifuges, which are vital pieces of research equipment, operate at very high speeds. The high operating speed of the centrifuge is beneficial because it allows for separation of materials based on density. The operating speed of the centrifuge can present hazards ranging from aerosol creation to equipment instability and malfunction. Aerosols can be created when…
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Checklist for Volunteers and Minors Participating in Research Activities
This is just a quick reminder to the labs that non-Emory lab personnel must register with EHSO. Lab personnel that are not Emory employees must receive EHSO and/or IACUC approval prior to participating in research. Here is a checklist of items that must be submitted before the individual will be approved to work in the…
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How to Use a Geiger Counter
If your lab is authorized to use radioactive Materials, you are required to conduct routine contamination surveys. Contamination Surveys are required to be performed weekly after each radioactive material use. We encourage researchers to perform contamination Surveys after each individual experiment. Your surveys should include the Geiger meter survey and wipe tests. The lab areas…
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EHSO Lab Validations Coming Soon!
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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Recent Biosafety Protocol & Regulation Changes
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
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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Attention All Radioactive Materials (RAM) Users
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…