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October is National Biosafety Month

October is National Biosafety Month (NBM). The Office of Science Policy (OSP) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) encourages institutions to: Highlight the importance of biosafety. Undertake activities to strengthen their biosafety programs. The 2017 theme for NBM is “promoting biosafety through good governance.” What is Emory University doing? The biosafety office team: Encourages […]

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BioRAFT Reminders

For annual updates: Go to emory.bioraft.com and log in using your Emory ID and password. Complete the Lab Set Up Wizard: update personnel list Complete the Biological Registration wizard, certify at the bottom of the Lab Biological Summary. If the Compliance liaison is reviewing, he/she clicks “NOTIFY PI” Complete the Chemical registration wizard and Highly […]

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Research Safety Administrative Requirements

Training:   Please ensure that your training is up to date. Do not use Internet Explorer and follow the directions in the ELMS guide provided below:  http://ehso.emory.edu/content-guidelines/ELMSCourseCompletionGuide.pdf   Training Module Who Needs to Update the Training Module Course Code in ELMS How Often? Research Lab Safety Training ·         All personnel working in a research space at […]

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Shipping Training Reminders

Below are solutions to some of the issues with the Shipping Training registration in ELMS: 1. Invalid SmartKey Solution – Individual should verify SmartKey with their business manager, administrator, or the person who does their department accounting. Then, email biosafe@emory.edu with verified SmartKey. 2. Individual is dropped or denied Solution – Individual should talk with […]

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NEW Registration Process for Shipping Training (240220)

Beginning in the new fiscal year of 2016-17, Shipping Training Registration will be carried out through the Emory Learning Management System (ELMS). Go to: https://elmprod.emory.edu/ Class Offerings: October 17, 2016 December 19, 2016 February 20, 2017 April 17, 2017 June 19, 2017 August 14, 2017 Note: Individuals will only be allowed to register for the […]

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Registering Volunteers & Minors in the Lab

Summer is a great time for students to gain valuable laboratory experience through volunteering or internships. Because student volunteers and/or minors may be unaware of hazards and risks associated with working in a laboratory, Emory University policies require training before entering a lab. Minors and Volunteers: Emory Policies 4.83 and 7.21 How does Emory define […]

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New ELMS Video Tutorial

Emory Learning Management System (ELMS) is a central online location where many Emory departments’ online courses and training records can be accessed. This includes many training courses from EHSO. Our Training page now includes an ELMS video tutorial to help you get started with taking one of our training courses in ELMS. We also have […]

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Lab Safety Training Format Changes in ELMS

The Lab Safety Training course is now divided into three separate presentations, three separate quizzes, and a survey.   In order to receive credit for the course, each individual must complete all three presentations, complete all of the quiz questions, and complete the survey.   The course format was changed in an attempt to address the scoring […]

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Training Completion in ELMS

When completing training within ELMS, each individual must enroll into the training properly.  Do not re-launch courses from your learning transcript.  If the course is re-launched from here, ELMS will not record your enrollment into the course.  You will only be reviewing your previous training and your score will not be saved in the system. […]

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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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