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Principal Investigators' Safety Page

This page provides one location where PIs and Lab Managers can find most of the safety requirements and information they need.

Principal Investigator/Lab Manager Requirements

• Laboratory Personnel Safety Checklist
• Safety and Environmental Management Requirements for Operating Laboratory Facilities at UM
• Registration of Experiments Involving Recombinant DNA and/or Infectious Agents
• Possession, Use and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins
• Lab Signage
• Lab Signage Request Form
• Procedures for Vacating a Laboratory
• Standard Operating Procedure Examples and Resources
• Supervisor's Safety Responsibilities
• Biological Agents that Require Oversight

Online Training Requirements (as applicable)

• Biosafety Level 2 Training
• Bloodborne Pathogens Training
• Bloodborne Pathogens Refresher Training
• Chemical Hygiene Training Program for Laboratory Workers
• Hazardous Waste Generator Training
• Laser Safety Training
• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
• Radiation Safety Training for use of Particle Accelerators
• Radiation Safety Training for use of Radioactive Materials
• Radiation Safety Training for use of X-Ray Devices
• Radioactive Waste Generator Training
• Shipping Infectious Substances Training - take the online general training, then contact the Biosafety Officer for specific training.
• Supervisor Training
• Working Safely With Laboratory Animals Training
• DES Training Schedule

Emergency Response

• Emergency Response Guide
• Chemical Spill Kits
• Workers' Compensation/First Report of Injury Forms
• University of Maryland Policy Concerning Fire Emergencies
• Fire On Campus

Safety Information

• Autoclave Safety
• Autoclaving Procedures
• Fact Sheets
• Formaldehyde Management Program
• Safe Handling and Use of Cryogenic Liquids Training
• Methylene Chloride Management Program
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Personal Protective Equipment Form    
• Respiratory Protection
• Respirator Fit Test Scheduling
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
• Table of Incompatible Chemicals

Waste Disposal

• Waste Disposal Guidelines
• Use and Disposal of Sharps
• Hazardous/Chemical Pickup and Removal Requests (online)
• Biological, Pathological or Medical Waste Removal Requests (online)
• Low-level Radioactive Waste Pickup and Removal Requests (online)
• How to Label Your Hazardous Waste

Guides/Manuals/Policies

• Laboratory Safety Guide
• UM Biosafety Manual
• Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
• Campus Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization Guidelines
• Chemical Hygiene Plan/Policy
• Hazardous and Regulated Waste Procedures Manual
• Laser Safety Plan/Policy
• Laboratory Relocation Guidelines
• Policy on Means of Egress
• Policy on Children and Unauthorized Personnel in Hazardous Environments

Contact Information

• DES Technical Contact Information
• Who Is Your Departmental Compliance Officer?

Other

• Backflow Prevention Devices
• Chemical Exchange Page
• Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
• Laboratory Safety Survey Checklist

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