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
• Biosafety Training

• Chemical safety
• General Chemical Safety Guidelines
• Chemical Compatibility Guidelines
• Chemical Storage and Inventory Guidelines
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Sources
• Lab Safety and Chemical Safety Training

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

• 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 for Research Involving Human Subjects

• Laboratory safety
• Ergonomic Awareness: Risk Factors
• Minors in UCSD Laboratories
• Lab Safety and Chemical Safety Training

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

Go to My Research Safety, a Web portal for centralized views of your Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) audits, inventory, and authorizations.

Note: To access all of the applications on My Research Safety you must be entered in EH&S' database.

• Use the PI Information form to be entered into the EH&S database or to report information changes.

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

• Research Assistance Program
• Research Assistance Program (RAP) Contacts
• Radiation Safety Health Physicist (HP) Contacts

• 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
• Animal Research Training