The 37th Annual

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• The 37th Annual
• UW Laboratory Safety Seminar

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2009 Laboratory Safety Seminar

• Handout
• REGISTRATION FORM (blue)
• 2009 Laboratory Safety Seminar (grey brochure)
• Todays schedule (white)
• Health and Safety Phone Numbers (cherry)
• EHS Programs and Resources (ash brochure)
• Asbestos Safety (buff brochure)
• Chemical Hazards Communication (canary)
• Lab Employee Safety Training Checklist (white)
• Restrooms
• Emergencies
• Break

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Seminar Power Points Online

• www.ehs.washington.edu/psolabsaf/index.shtm
• Morning session is
• Laboratory Safety Practices

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www.ehs.washington.edu
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Laboratory Safety Practices Objectives

• Personal Safety
• Review Security
• Identify Hazards
• Identify Hazard Protections
• Waste Disposal
• Resources

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Welcome!

• Jude Van Buren Dr. PH, MPH, RN
• DirectorEnvironmental Health and Safety

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Our Mission

• Support UWs commitment to compliance,
  environmental stewardship, and the dynamic
  pursuit of discovery and excellence
• Provide leadership, excellent service, and
  oversight
• Assist you to protect and promote health and
  safety

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What are Risks?

• Increased Regulatory Fines or Restrictions
• Caused by illegal practices, disposal,
  contamination by institution
• Acute or Chronic Health Impact or Death
• Due to inadequate personal protection, training,
  safety, emergency programs
• Loss of Ability to Conduct Research/Negative
  Publicity
• Caused by faculty, student, researcher violations
  of requirements

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Have These Happened? YES!

• Faculty Felony conviction/headlines
• Researcher DOT fine
• Student Eye injury
• Fires in Labs
• Explosions in Labs (peroxide formers)
• Faculty award compromised by others lack of
  compliance
• Texas Select Agent Research shut down
• UCLA Research Assistant death from chemical
  fire in a laboratory

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Should This Happen? NO!

• Butit depends on you----
• Know the policies
• Know SOPs
• Prepare and practice
• Protect self others
• Perform compliance Checks
• Promote health, safety, environmental stewardship

Lab safety Security WPV Emergencies
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You and Your Safety (Photo ID Badge)
Managing Environmental Health Safety Risks
University Risk Reduction Compliance
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We help you comply with increasing regulation

• Most Recent
• Reporting of BSL-3 and 4 labs to SFD
• Chemical inventory to DHS
• No Smoking rule
• Trustworthy/Reliable and Irradiator Security

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Regulations come from Many Sources
UW
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2001 The World of Research Regulation Changed
Media Blitz
Changed Risk Perception
Facility requirements
More oversight
Shipping restrictions
Changed view of researchers
Criminal sanctions
FBI Background checks
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HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED TO DELIVER SERVICE!
Executive Director Health Science Admin.
Office of the Director
Environmental Programs
Occupational Health and Safety
Building Fire Safety
Program Support
Radiation Safety
Research and Biological Safety
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ANY QUESTIONS?
? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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3 Points to Remember

• Work safely and make sure your students work
  safely
• Know Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Ask for help on questions
• EHS Phone [phone]
• EHS Website www.ehs.washington.edu

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Seasonal Influenza and H1N1Whats the
difference Why should I care?
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What is the flu?

• ?A upper respiratory disease caused by a virus
• ?usually sudden in onset
• Fever
• Sore throat
• Coughing
• Sneezing
• Muscle aches
• Fatigue
• Maybe vomiting, diarrhea (H1N1)
• Anything the doctor cant identify!

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The H and the N

• H_N_ protein pattern on virus coat
• H hemagglutinin
• N neuraminidase
• Always coupled with numbers

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Human Disease Agents

• H5N1, H7N1, H9N1 bird flus
• H1, H2, H3 human flus
• H1N1, H3N2 many seasonal human flus

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Whos Vulnerable?

• YOPIs
• Very young lt5 years old
• Old gt 65
• Pregnant
• Immunocompromised
• Chronic disease
• Kidney disease
• Cardiovascular disease
• HIV
• Etc.

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Whos Vulnerable?

• YOPIs
• Very young lt5 years old
• Old gt 65
• Pregnant
• Immunocompromised
• Chronic disease
• Kidney disease
• Cardiovascular disease
• HIV
• Etc.

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Seattle - 1918
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Why are people afraid of H1N1?

• Past flus have been scary
• Similarities to the Spanish flu of 1918
• New flu variety
• Mix of human bird pig RNA
• Quadruple reassortant virus
• Strikes people 5-17 hardest
• No vaccine yet
• Possible mutation into Frankenflu?

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The Spanish Flu of 1918

• Killed gt 50 million worldwide
• US pigs ?
• San Sebastian, Spain, February 1918
• Camp Funston KS, March 1918
• Spread across US
• Summer 1918 almost disappeared
• Autumn Boston, France-much more severe

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H1N1 / 2009

• Duck E/A pig human strains
• Discovered in Mexico March, 2009
• Confirmed in Los Angeles April 15
• PH emergency declared April 26
• WHO declares Stage 6 Pandemic
• ?based on SPREAD, not SEVERITY
• June 19 all 50 states gt 70 countries
• August 25 gt150 countries

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Late August Flu Status
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CROWDING SPREADS FLU
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Implications for UWWe can expect a lot of flu
illness
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How do I get H1N1/2009 flu?

• Hand and virus particles on hand touches mucous
  membrane in
• Mouth
• Eye
• Nose
• Inhale droplets containing virus into lungs

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The Shotgun Sneeze
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How do I PROTECT Myself?

• Get H1N1 vaccine ASAP
• Wash hands before eating
• Use alcohol-based sanitizer
• Dont touch eyes, nose or mouth
• Avoid crowds and gatherings
• Avoid confined spaces, e.g., buses, elevators
• Give people 6 of space
• Wear mask/respirator if caring for victim

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How do I protect other students and co-workers?

• Do all self-protections
• PLUS
• Cover sneezes coughs
• Self-isolate
• Go/stay home as soon as fever (100F or higher)
  occurs
• Stay away from work until
• gt24 hours after fever returns to normal
• Cough diminishes

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UW H1N1 Epidemic Plan

• Plan now in development
• Consult plan for guidance
• Essential personnel definition
• Respirators required for medical personnel
• Respirators voluntary for others
• Self Isolation for sick
• Flu kits for students

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Prevention Pays

• Keep your hands clean wash and sanitize
• Elbow-cover coughs and sneezes
• Stay away from work if you are sick
• Get BOTH flu vaccines

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• Jude Van Buren
• [phone]
• judev_at_u.washington.edu

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Compliance and Enforcement of Fire Regulations

• Lt. Keith Wyatt
• Firefighter / Inspector
• Special Hazards Unit
• Fire Prevention Division
• Seattle Fire Department
• [phone]

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Facility Related Laboratory SafetyEngineering
Controls, Inspection, and Emergency Procedures

• Horace Lee, MBA, JD, CHMMCompliance Analyst
• EHS Building and Fire Safety Office

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Overview

• Laboratory Survey Program
• Emergency Preparedness/Evacuation
• Fire Permits
• Laboratory Safety Features

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Whats the Problem?
Face Mask! 15 Yards!!!
Max Waugh/maxwaugh.com
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Laboratory Surveys
Blocked eyewash improper gas cylinder storage
Oxidizer stored with flammable liquids
Single strapped gas Cylinders and chemicals
storage and containment
Fume hood storage
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Fire Safety/Prevention
Storage in Hallway Blocked Egress
Storage too close to Sprinkler
Discharged Fire Extinguisher
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Top 10 Lab DeficienciesSept 2008 to Sept 2009
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Top 10 Fire/Life Safety DeficienciesSept 2008 to
Sept 2009
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Lab Surveys

• http//www.ehs.washington.edu/fsosurveys/checklist
  s.shtm

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Lab Surveys

• Self-Audit Checklist

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Be Prepared!

• Post emergency phone s (9-1-1)
• Know location of kits, exits, safety equip
• Know Locations of utility shutoffs (lab gas,
  h20, electrical)
• Fire Extinguisher Training

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Emergency Evacuation

• Nearest Exit (dont take elevator)
• Report to Evacuation Assembly Point
• Report Known Information to you Evacuation Warden
  and/or Emergency Services

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Evacuation Routes Assembly Points
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Emergency Procedures

• Fire
• Activate Pull Station and call 911.
• Fire Alarm
• Turn off laboratory gas
• Shut down hazardous experiments
• Lock doors
• Take your keys and valuables
• Only re-enter when authorized by SFD

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Emergency Procedures

• Earthquake
• DROP, COVER, and HOLD
• Injuries from falling debris
• Cautiously evacuate
• Shut down procedures cap containers
• Take keys and emergency kits
• Lock doors
• Assemble at Evacuation Assembly Point

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Emergency Procedures
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Fire Permits (SFD)

• Control Zones (MyChem)
• Quantity Limits - Storage
• Annual Permits Department/Building
• Permit Conditions
• Notice of Violations (NOV)

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Safety Equipment

• Eyewash/Safety Showers
• Fume Hoods
• Biological Safety Cabinets
• Hazardous Materials Storage Cabinets
• Gas Shut Off Values
• Fire Extinguishers
• Emergency Kits
• Fire Alarm and Sprinklers
• Brackets and Restraints (Compressed gas)

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Hazardous Materials Storage

• Flammable/Combustible Liquids Containers
• 10 Gal Limit Flammables
• No Glass on Floors
• Cabinets
• Incompatibles

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Eye Wash and Showers

• Know where the nearest one is located!
• Dont obstruct access
• Test periodically

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Gas Shut Off Valves

• One per floor/wing
• Typically natural gas only
• Medical/Dental
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Sedation gas
• CO2
• Vacuum

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Gas Cylinder Safety

• Secure Wall/Bench Brackets
• Separate incompatibles
  (O2 flammables)
• Transportation
• Separate empty cylinders
  from full

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Which one of these is a Chemical Fume Hood?
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Fume Hood

• This is a fume hood because it has a vertical
  sash, an EHS annual test label, and an air
  velocity monitor.
• Fume hoods provide for
• Protection against inhalation of hazardous vapors
• Splash protection for the eyes
• Fume hoods are very effective if
• Installed correctly
• Used properly
• Maintained in good working order

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Fume Hood Identification
Sash Arrows
Alarm Monitor
EHS Inspection Label
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Fume Hood Use Guidelines

• Set your sash at the sash height arrows, or
  lower, when fume hood is in active use.
• Close the sash completely when finished with your
  work.
• Limit foot traffic near the fume hood.
• Dont use fume hoods for long-term storage of
  chemicals or hazardous waste.
• Limit the amount of equipment, glassware, and
  containers in the fume hood.
• Keep equipment and containers at least 6 inches
  inside the sash opening.
• Cap chemical and waste containers when not in
  use.
• Keep working surfaces clean.

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Clean Bench

• There is no sash and no EHS test labels.
• Air flows over the work bench to provide product
  protection. It does not protect the user against
  any chemical or biological agents.
• Do NOT use with hazardous chemicals or biological
  pathogens!

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Biological Safety Cabinet

• This is a Class II Type A2 Biological Safety
  Cabinet (BSC) with a canopy exhaust directing
  flow C out of the lab.
• A BSC has a silver EHS certification label.
• Only minute amounts of volatile hazardous
  chemicals allowed

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Biological Safety Cabinet

• This is a Class II Type A2 Biological Safety
  Cabinet.
• BSCs that re-circulate air into the laboratory
  will have a yellow caution label attached.
• Do NOT use with hazardous chemicals!

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• Horace Lee, MBA, JD, CHMM
• [phone]
• leeh2_at_u.washington.edu

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Occupational Health and Safety Programs / Lab
Safety Manual

• Stuart T. Cordts, CIH, NCRR-CHO
• Health and Safety Supervisor
• EHS Occupational Health and Safety Office

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OHSO Programs

• Accident Prevention Program
• Accident / Incident Reporting
• Asbestos
• Public Health
• Safety Committees
• Training
• Workplace Exposure Evaluations

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Accident Prevention Program

• Health and Safety Plan
• New Employee Orientation / Hazard Communication
• Chemical Hygiene Plan (Chemical Laboratories)
• Job Safety Analyses (Physical Laboratories)

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Chemical Laboratories

• Your labs procedures are found in
• Your Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)

Lab-Specific Information, SOPs

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Physical Labs

• Follow General Industry Standards
• Use Job Safety Analyses to Identify Hazards and
  Controls
• Complete Training
• Can Use LSM for
• General Information

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Accidents

• Are usually not accidental
• They are caused

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Accident / Incident Reporting

• Follow Emergency Response Procedures
• Inform Supervisor
• Complete OARS Report within 24 Hours
• Inform EHS Immediately if Death or
  Hospitalization

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Workplace Exposure Evaluations

• Call Us If You
• Have Concerns about Your Exposures
• Want Advice
• 206-543-7388
• ehsdept_at_uw.edu

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Lab Safety Practices OHSO Summary

• Quick Overview of OHSO Services
• Your Responsibility Know the Hazards and the
  Controls in Your Work Area
• OHSO office phone [phone]
• EHS email ehsdept_at_uw.edu

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• Stuart Cordts
• [phone]
• scordts_at_u.washington.edu

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BREAK20 minutes
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Environmental Programs

• Erin McKeown, CIH
• Program Operations Specialist, Hazmat
• EHS Environmental Programs Office

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Environmental Programs Office

• Chemical recycling, treatment and proper waste
  disposal
• Chemical emergency and spill management
• Chemical inventory and reporting
• Chemical shipping and transport

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Tools

• Training and education
• Chemical spill kits and spill advice
• Chemical inventory database (MyChem)

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Training and Education

• Website
• Online or classroom courses
• Manuals and publications

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Classroom Training
Monday Afternoon session

• Managing Lab Chemicals
• Hazards, protections, storage, waste and spill
  management
• Chemical Shipping and Transport
• MyChem Database (hands-on)
• Hydrofluoric Acid Awareness

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Online Training

• Hazardous Waste Management
• Shipping Biological Substance Category B,
  Infectious materials (diagnostic specimens)
• Shipping on Dry Ice
• Managing Laboratory Chemicals
• http//www.ehs.washington.edu/psotrain/onlineclass
  .shtm

Online Soon
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Manuals and Publications
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Manuals and Publications

• Laboratory Safety Manual
• Comprehensive
• Publications
• Picric acid
• Hydrofluoric acid
• Waste generator self-audit
• General spill management
• Mercury spill management

calcium gluconate gel antidote for HF exposure
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Chemical Spill Advice Phone Line

• Incidental spills call 206-543-0467 (normal
  business hours)
• 911 after hours

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Custom UW Spill Kits
General purpose spill kit
Mercury thermometer spill kit
Available from VWR, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Stores
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MyChem Database

• Library of chemical and synonym names linked to
  hazard information (Material Safety Data Sheets)
• Chemical Inventory tracking by location and
  responsible contacts
• Emergency responder and regulatory reporting tool
• Access via your UWNetID

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MyChem Inventory
http//mychem.ehs.washington.edu
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• Erin McKeown, CIH
• [phone]
• mstoxic_at_uw.edu

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Radiation Safety Program

• Julia Sober
• Compliance Analyst
• EHS Radiation Safety Office

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Using Radiation and Radioactive Materials at UW

• All uses of radiation at UW are governed by State
  Department of Health, Radiation Protection
  Division
• All uses of Radiation and RAM require prior
  authorization and must comply with regulations
• Investigators using RAM at UW are authorized by
  Radiation Safety Office and Radiation Safety
  Committee
• Radiation workers must be trained and informed of
  potential risks

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Types of Radiation

• Non-Ionizing
• Ultraviolet, lasers, electromagnetic fields,
  radiofrequency radiation
• Causes thermal damage to tissue
• Ionizing
• Alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, neutrons
• Causes chemical and structural changes in cells

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Radioactive Material Use in Labs

• Approximately 800 active RAM labs on- and
  off-campus
• Primarily internal contamination hazard
• Ingestion/Inhalation prevention is priority
• Labs carefully monitored to control contamination
• Survey requirements in place for self, equipment,
  and lab spaces
• Minimize internal exposure
• PPE gloves, lab coats, safety glasses
• No eating, drinking, gum, etc.

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Radiation Use in Research and Clinical Settings

• Potential external exposure hazards
• UWMC Cyclotron, Gamma Knife, Particle
  Accelerators
• Exposure monitoring badges provided for
  individuals likely to receive 10 of federal
  limits
• Irradiators
• Large sources of RAM
• Trustworthy and Reliable certification
  required for access
• FBI background checks, fingerprinting
• Minimize external exposure
• Time, Distance, and Shielding

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Regulatory Requirements

• Training
• Required for radiation workers
• Four online modules and in-class exam session
• Radioactive Material Security
• Prevent loss, relocation, theft from controlled
  areas
• Secured storage, locked laboratories, limited
  access
• Report suspected loss or theft of sources
• Inventory Control
• RAM ordered ONLY through radiation safety office
• Material tracking and disposal accountability in
  labs
• Survey Program
• Contamination control, documentation required
• Inspections
• DoH annual inspections
• Periodic audits/inspections by UW radiation
  safety staff

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Radiation Safety Office Website

• Radiation Safety Manual
• Training
• Initial Radworker
• Sealed Source
• Refresher Review
• Forms
• RAM order form
• Lab changes
• Personnel Changes
• Survey Information
• Waste Disposal Information
• Emergency Response Procedures
• Non-Ionizing Radiation Information

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Contact Information

• Main Radiation Safety Office (Hall Health Ctr.)
  
• 543-0463
• radsaf_at_uw.edu
• Health Sciences Radiation Safety Office
• Health Sciences T274
• 543-6328
• Radiation Shipping and Receiving
• Health Sciences B-122
• 685-2993
• Radiation Instrument Calibration
• 543-6328 or 543-2545
• Radiation Safety Section Website
• http//www.ehs.washington.edu/rso/index.shtm

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• Julia Sober
• [phone]
• jsober_at_u.washington.edu

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Research Biological Safety

• 9/28/09 Linda Arnesen, Biosafety Officer
• 9/29/09 Katia Harb, Occupational Hygienist,
  Interim Manager
• EHS Research and Biological Safety Office

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Who We Are
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Our Goal

• To help you conduct research safely from start to
  finish.
• Compliance with federal and state regulations
• National Institutes of Health, Office of
  Biotechnology Activities (NIH OBA)
• Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC)
• Washington Department of Safety Health(DOSH)
• American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS)

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Our Programs

• Biosafety
• Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Program
• Select Agent Program
• Institutional Biosafety Committee
• Diving Safety
• Occupational Health
• Animal Use Medical Screening Program (AUMS)
• Occupational Health Reviews for research
  protocols
• Chemical Use Reviews

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What We Do

• Biosafety
• Risk assessments
• Assist with standard operating procedures (SOP)
  development
• Assist with Bloodborne pathogen program
  compliance
• Issue biological use authorization
• Support Institutional Animal Care Use Committee
• Administer the Institutional Biosafety Committee
  (IBC)
• Consultation safe work practices, infectious
  waste, decontamination, occupational health,
  exposure response, incident investigations
• Training Biosafety, bloodborne pathogens, diving
  safety

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What We Find
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What We Find
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What We Find
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What We Need

• A Research Project Hazard Assessment (RPHA) form
  for projects involving biological agents.
• Submitted by Principle Investigator to initiate
  biological approval for work
• An Animal Use Medical Clearance Form from each
  person who plans to work with animals or in
  animal areas.

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• Linda Arnesen
• [phone]
• lma22_at_u.washington.edu
• Katia Harb
• [phone]
• kharb_at_u.washington.edu

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Summary Q/A
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