Research radiation safety assists researchers with employee and institutional responsibilities, operational standards and waste management procedures when radioactive materials are present.
Research Radiation Safety
Last Updated: September 9, 2024 12:37:56 PM PDT
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Find radiation safety information, policy, and procedures for UC San Diego researchers.
Contact a Health Physicist
Buying
EH&S Services Lab
- Location:
Campus Services Complex Bldg E
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
- Phone: (858) 534-6418
- Fax: (858) 822-5524
- Mail Code: 0035
Emergency procedures
Exposure monitoring
Facilities
Forms
Hazardous waste
Human subjects
Laser safety
Lead shielding
Machines
- Radiation Producing Machines (non-medical)
Magnet safety
My Research Safety Web portal
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.
Note! You must have a UC San Diego Business Systems (sometimes referred to as Single Sign-On) user name and password to access applications on the My Research Safety Web portal.
- See How to Get Access to UC San Diego Business Systems for simple instructions. Contact your department security administrator (DSA) if you need assistance.
Principal investigators
Radioisotope Use Authorization | RUA
Radionuclide Data Sheets
Surveys
Survey meters
Training
Transfer | shipping
UC San Diego Radiation Safety Manual
UC San Diego uses radioactive materials under a Broad Scope Radioactive Material License issued by the State of California. This manual represents the radiation safety program for all locations on that license, including the campus, Medical Center, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This manual is incorporated by reference into the UC San Diego license. All principal investigators and radioactive material users are required to comply with all of its provisions, as well as the conditions of the Radioisotope Use Authorization (RUA).
Policies and regulations
- Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Chapter 20
- California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Chapter 5, Subchapter 4 (PDF)
- Instruction Concerning Risks from Occupational Radiation (PDF)
- Instruction Concerning Prenatal Radiation Exposure (PDF)
- Minors in UC San Diego Laboratories
- PPM 516-22, Radiation Safety
- UC San Diego Radiation Safety Manual (PDF)