Slide 1

U NIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA Dept. of Environmental Health and Safety www.dehs.umn.edu New RSO Training November 2003

Slide 2

Slide 3

Responsibilities - President, Vice Presidents, Chancellors Promote safety in all activities Provide facilities that meet University standards for work with hazardous materials Ensure that deans and department heads support Research Safety Program

Slide 4

Responsibilities Deans, Department Heads and Directors Identify an RSO Allow RSO adequate time to carry out responsibilities Ensure that college or department complies with safety policies and procedures

Slide 5

Responsibilities Supervisors/Principal Investigators Identify specific hazards of lab operations Provide written SOPs to control hazards Train employees on hazards and SOPs Conduct lab audits Enforce safety procedures Investigate accidents

Slide 6

Responsibilities Grad Students, Post Docs and Research Workers Attend safety training Follow safety procedures Report hazardous conditions

Slide 7

Responsibilities Department of Environmental Health and Safety Train RSOs on responsibilities and key safety policies Prepare and update Universitys generic research safety plan Provide technical resources, e.g., RSO Toolkit www.dehs.umn.edu/training/rso/toolkit.shtml www.dehs.umn.edu/training/rso/toolkit.shtml Monitor and report compliance progress

Slide 8

Research Safety Officer Responsibilities Act as a liaison Know the rules http://www.dehs.umn.edu/resources/resources.shtmlhttp://www.dehs.umn.edu/resources/resources.shtml Implement a Research Safety Plan Coordinate training Perform audits Keep records

Slide 9

Who should be an RSO? Technical background to consult with faculty on their research Authority to review hazards with PIs and recommend corrections Adequate time to meet RSO responsibilities

Slide 10

RSO Relationships Principal Investigator Supervisor of research lab/project Provide safe work area DEHS Technical support Compliance assistance

Slide 11

RSO responsibilities vary Department priorities vary Safety committee is helpful DEHS will assist where necessary

Slide 12

Research Compliance Lab audits report results to PI Continued non-compliance reported to DEHS and unit head RSO in conjunction with DEHS and unit head can halt imminent hazard

Slide 13

DEHS Assistance Random inspections and review of compliance records Ongoing non-compliance report and meet with department head or dean Serious violations report to Vice President for Research

Slide 14

Serious Violations High probability of injury or environmental damage Violation of state or federal law Pattern of non-compliance Large cost involved

Slide 15

Responsibilities Research Safety Officers RSO Roles and Responsibilities are described at: www.dehs.umn.edu/training/rso/roles.shtml Next Presentation

Slide 16

Planning for Research Safety Fall 2003 New RSO training

Slide 17

Written Safety Plan Required by the federal Laboratory Safety Standard (Appendix A) Purpose to prevent overexposures (Appendix B) Also addresses other federal, state and local regulations (Appendix C) Laboratory/Research Safety Plan template http://www.dehs.umn.edu/safety/lsp/ http://www.dehs.umn.edu/safety/lsp/ Tailor the template for your area of responsibility

Slide 18

Introduction Title Department of _______________ Detail whos covered fill out the table in Section 2. Familiarize yourself with the Roles and Responsibilities in Section 4.

Slide 19

Standard Operating Procedures Familiarize yourself with: Chemical SOPs in Prudent Practices (Appendix D) Controlled substances (http://www.dehs.umn.edu/training/controlledsubs.html) Biohazard procedures Radiation procedures Hazardous Waste Guidebook Emergency procedures (Appendix E) Laboratory-specific procedures (Appendix F)

Slide 20

Biosafety Compliance Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) http://www.ibc.umn.edu Recombinant DNA, Artificial Gene Transfer Infectious Agents (bacteria, viruses, protozoans, fungi, etc.) Biologically Derived Toxins Select Agents

Slide 21

Select Agents Grew out of concern about bioterrorism Covers certain human, animal and plant pathogens and toxins Federal regulation big fines, jail time for non- compliance Go to website (http://www.ibc.umn.edu/select.html) and review appropriate materials Contact Jim Lauer (626-5621, lauer001@umn.edu) with questions lauer001@umn.edu

Slide 22

Criteria for Control Measures Understand when to use: Fume hoods/safety shields Gloves, goggles, lab coats Respirators Prohibit: Shorts (pants or skirts), sandals Long/loose hair

Slide 23

Functioning Safety Equipment Ensure certification tags are current (