Research/ Lab Safety

• Research Safety Authorizations for Principal Investigators
• Research Safety Resources for New Principal Investigators

• Biosafety
• Apply for and Manage a Biohazard Use Authorization (BUA)
• Biosafety Material Safety Data Sheets
• Training

• Chemical safety
• General Chemical Safety Guidelines
• Specific chemical guidelines
• Chemical Compatibility Guidelines
• Chemical Storage and Inventory Guidelines
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Sources
• ChemCycle
• Training

• Controlled Substances Program
• CSU Application
• Controlled Substances: FAQ
• Training

• Emergency Guide
• Corridor Safety Requirements
• Eye Wash and Emergency Shower Guidelines
• Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team
• If You Discover a Fire ...
• How to:
  • Clean Up Chemical Spills in Laboratories
    • Small-Scale Chemical Spill Kits
  • Clean Up Minor Radioactive Contamination
  • Prepare for a Power Failure in a Lab
  • Reduce Workplace Earthquake Hazards
  • Respond to Indoor Floods
  • Use a Fire Extinguisher
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Poison Control, (800) 222-1222
• What to Do if a Work-Related Injury or Illness Occurs

• Hazardous waste
• ChemCycle, chemical reuse and recycling program
• How to Get a Waste Generator Number (WGN)
• Request a Hazardous Waste Collection
• Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule
• Sewer Disposal: What Can Go Down the Drain?
• Wash and Rinse Water Disposal
• Training

• Human subjects
• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• How to Submit a New Project Application
• Training

• Laboratory safety topics
• Ergonomic Awareness: Risk Factors
• Lab Safety Audits
• Medical Surveillance Resources
• Minors in UCSD Laboratories
• Training

• Laser safety
• How to Get a Laser Use Authorization (LUA)
• Training

• ChemQuick, the primary MSDS resource for UCSD

• MSDS Overview
  • MSDS Sources for UCSD
  • Biosafety MSDSs
  • Micromedex Tomes
• MSDS Explained

Read about My Research Safety, a Web portal for centralized access to your Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) audits, inventory, and authorizations.

• Go directly to the My Research Safety website.

• Nanotechnology: Guidelines for Safe Research Practices

• Radiation safety
• Radioisotope Use Authorization (RUA) Overview
• How to Get a Radioisotope Use Authorization (RUA)
• Radiation Safety Health Physicist (HP) Contacts
• Training

• Research Assistance Program
• Research Assistance Program (RAP) Contacts
• Lab Safety Audits

• Vivarium safety
• About Vivarium Safety
• How to Get an Animal Use Protocol
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Occupational Health Policy for Employees or Affiliates With Research Animal Exposure
• Training