Research Safety

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

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

• UCSD Laboratory Safety Manual

Related links:

• Hazard Awareness for Contractors and Visitors at UCSD (PDF)
• Ergonomic Awareness: Risk Factors
• Forms
• Lab Safety Audits
• Medical Surveillance Resources
• Minors in UCSD Laboratories
• Safety Training

• UCSD Chemical Hygiene Plan

Related links:

• Chemical Safety
• General Chemical Safety Guidelines
• Specific Chemical Guidelines
• Chemical Compatibility Guidelines
• Chemical Hazard Use Application (CHUA)
• Chemical Storage and Inventory Guidelines
• Forms
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Sources
• ChemCycle
• California Green Chemistry Initiative, California Department of Toxic Substances Control
• Training

• Safety training for lab and research personnel
• Laboratory Safety Videos
• UC Systemwide Lab Safety Training

• UCSD 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

Report work-related injury or illness immediately.

• See What to Do if a Work-Related Injury or Illness Occurs for procedures.

Important! Chemistry / Biochemistry personnel must:

• Report serious incidents immediately: Call 9-1-1
• Immediately secure any incident scene from all access and preserve all evidence for no less than 24 hours.

• Chemwatch ChemFXX is the primary MSDS source at UCSD.
  • Need help? See MSDS Instructions to learn how to access an MSDS.

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

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• PPE Support for Researchers - information about UC San Diego's laboratory PPE distribution intitiative

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

• Link to My Research Safety at myresearchsafety.ucsd.edu.

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

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

• Use the Field Operational Planner to create a customized field safety plan for university-sponsored research or instructional field trips.

The Field Operational Planner helps you anticipate and prepare for potential risks before you go.

• Hazardous waste
• ChemCycle, chemical reuse and recycling program
• Forms
• How to:
  • Get a Waste Generator Number (WGN)
  • Use UCSD Hazardous Waste Tags
  • Request a Hazardous Waste Collection
• Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule
• Online Waste Tag Program
• 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

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

• Medical surveillance resources
• Preventing Reproductive Hazards

• Nanotechnology: Guidelines for Safe Research Practices
• Nanotoolkit - Working Safely with Engineered Nanomaterials in Academic Research Settings (PDF)

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

• Vivarium safety
• About Vivarium Safety
• How to Get an Animal Use Protocol
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Occupational Health Policy: Individuals With Research Animal Exposure
• Forms
• Training

• Export Control
• Hazardous Materials Shipping
• Radioactive Materials
• Transit Insurance

• EH&S Contacts
• Research Assistance Program Contacts