Basic Research Requirements
These items are required by regulation or university policy.

Laboratory Research involving:
Policies & Procedures
Required Authorizations &Forms
Required Training & Medical Surveillance
Contacts
All Research

Campus EH&S Policy

IIPP Program

Copy of departmental IIPP maintained by department

Register for Campus Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) Training

Laboratory Safety & Chemical Hygiene Plan Workshop

Work Unit specific orientation by Supervisor.

School EH&S Coordinators

Rebecca Lally
Chemical Hygiene Officer
(949)824-5730

Animals Visit Office of Research and Graduate Studies site. Protocol approval needed.

  • Visit Office of Research and Graduate Studies site. Protocol approval needed.
  • Complete Animal Room Safety Form for any research involving hazardous mat'ls.

Register for RGS On-line Tutorial Animal section at:http://tutorials.rgs.uci.edu/

Laboratory Animal Occupational Health Questionaire

Administered by Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

Karen Shore
Occupational Health Programs Manager
(949)824-6200

Biohazardous Materials (Bacteria, yeast, virus, fungi, human cell line work)

UC Irvine Biosafety Manual

Select Agents   
 • Overview
 • Select Agents List

Prior Authorization is required.

For BSL3, specialized trainings on request

Sheila Hedayati
Biosafety Officer
(949)824-9888

Karla Cornejo
Biosafety Assistant
(949)824-3069

CDC Select Agents or USDA High-risk Livestock Pathogens Select Agents    
 • Overview
 • Select Agents List
Prior Authorization Required. Training scheduled on request.

Sheila Hedayati
Biosafety Officer
(949)824-9888

Karla Cornejo
Biosafety Assistant
(949)824-3069

Laboratory Research involving:
Policies & Procedures
Required Authorizations &Forms
Required Training & Medical Surveillance
Contacts

Chemicals

Particularly Hazardous Substances(PHS)

Chemical Hygiene Plan

Chemical Inventory - your lab must maintain an inventory of all hazardous chemicals.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Library

On-line Chemical Inventory (CiBR-Trac)

 

 

School EH&S Coordinators

Rebecca Lally
Chemical Hygiene Officer
(949)824-5730

Dick Sun
Environmental Programs
(949)824-2811

Controlled Substances (Narcotic and non-narcotic) Policies & Procedures for controlled substances. Authorizations needed. Narcotic and Controlled Drug Disposition Record Training scheduled on request. Contact Occupational Health Programs Manager

Karen Shore
Occupational Health Programs Manager
(949)824-6200

Tamsen Deckert
Campus Purchasing
(949)824-8454

Human blood, tissues, primary human/primate cell lines, body fluids. Bloodborne Pathogens Program

  • Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan Template

  • Site Specific Exposure Control Plan

  • Biological Use Authorizations Form and Instructions Authorization required.

1st Time Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Standard Training

BBP Annual Refresher

Hepatitis B Immunization (recommended)

Tuberculosis Screening may be required.

School EH&S Coordinators

Sheila Hedayati
Biosafety Officer
(949)824-9888

Karla Cornejo
Biosafety Assistant
(949)824-3069

Human subjects and donated source materials work.

Visit Office of Research and Graduate Studies site.

Protocol approval needed.

Visit Office of Research and Graduate Studies site.

Protocol approval needed.

Register at Human Subjects sections at: http://tutorials.rgs.uci.edu/

Tuberculosis Screening may be required.

Administered by the Institutional Review Board.
Laboratory Research involving:
Policies & Procedures
Required Authorizations &Forms
Required Training & Medical Surveillance
Contacts
Lasers Laser Safety Program/Procedures Laser Registration Form Laser Safety Training Rick Mannix
Laser Safety Officer
(949)824-6098
Particularly Hazardous Substances (PHS) (all Carcinogens, Reproductive Toxins, Extreme/Acute Toxics, Explosives, Pyrophorics) Chapter 5 -Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)

 

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Library Lab-specific safety training must be documented and records maintained.

School EH&S Coordinators

Rebecca Lally
Chemical Hygiene Officer
(949)824-5730

Lisa Cambria
Industrial Hygiene
(949)824-8342

Radioisotopes or radiation-producing equipment Ionizing Radiation Program/Procedures

Radioactive Materials Inventory

Radiation Use Authorization Form

Radiation Safety Part I & Part II

UCI Campus:
Debbie Hamano
Radiation Safety Officer
(949)824-1081

UCI Medical Center:
Gerald Feldman
Radiation Safety Officer
(714) 456-5607

Recombinant DNA (rDNA) NIH rDNA Guidelines

Visit Office of Research and Graduate Studies site.

Prior Authorization required.

Register for rDNA section at: http://tutorials.rgs.uci.edu/· Basic Biosafety Training (recommended) Administered by the EH&S - Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Tasks indicated as being highly hazardous lab tasks Chapter 10 -Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)

 

Use Prior Approval Form. All staff who perform highly hazardous tasks must obtain written approval from PI or Lab Supervisor.

School EH&S Coordinators

Rebecca Lally
Chemical Hygiene Officer
(949)824-5730

Lisa Cambria
Biosafety Specialist/Industrial Hygiene
(949)824-8342

Contact your School EH&S Coordinator for further assistance.