We are pleased to announce the publication of the UCLA Laboratory Animal Occupational Health and Safety Program (LAOHSP) Manual. The purpose of the manual is to consolidate in one location relevant information about the occupational health and safety program for those individuals working with or near animals at UCLA. We encourage you to share the link to the LAOHSP manual … Read More
PI Responsibility for Lab Closeout
Safety Oversight Committee To: Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Faculty, Principal Investigators, Vice Chancellors and Vice Provosts Dear Colleagues: Principal Investigators (PIs) of research laboratories that are ending their supervision of the laboratories, for example due to retirement or new employment, have an obligation to ensure that they do not leave hazardous materials (biologics, chemicals, gas cylinders, equipment, radioisotopes) … Read More
PI Responsibility for Lab Closeout
Safety Oversight Committee To: Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Faculty, Principal Investigators, Vice Chancellors and Vice Provosts Dear Colleagues: Principal Investigators (PIs) of research laboratories that are ending their supervision of the laboratories, for example due to retirement or new employment, have an obligation to ensure that they do not leave hazardous materials (biologics, chemicals, gas cylinders, equipment, radioisotopes) … Read More
PI Responsibility for Lab Closeout
Safety Oversight Committee To: Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Faculty, Principal Investigators, Vice Chancellors and Vice Provosts Dear Colleagues: Principal Investigators (PIs) of research laboratories that are ending their supervision of the laboratories, for example due to retirement or new employment, have an obligation to ensure that they do not leave hazardous materials (biologics, chemicals, gas cylinders, equipment, radioisotopes) … Read More
PI Responsibility for Lab Closeout
Safety Oversight Committee To: Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Faculty, Principal Investigators, Vice Chancellors and Vice Provosts Dear Colleagues: Principal Investigators (PIs) of research laboratories that are ending their supervision of the laboratories, for example due to retirement or new employment, have an obligation to ensure that they do not leave hazardous materials (biologics, chemicals, gas cylinders, equipment, radioisotopes) … Read More
PI Responsibility for Lab Closeout
Safety Oversight Committee To: Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Faculty, Principal Investigators, Vice Chancellors and Vice Provosts Dear Colleagues: Principal Investigators (PIs) of research laboratories that are ending their supervision of the laboratories, for example due to retirement or new employment, have an obligation to ensure that they do not leave hazardous materials (biologics, chemicals, gas cylinders, equipment, radioisotopes) … Read More
RATS 2.0 Training and Office Hours
Below are the scheduled RATS 2.0 Zoom training sessions for the month of October. We highly encourage those who haven’t been in the system since the upgrade to attend a training session. Please contact RATSHelp@research.ucla.edu to register for an upcoming session: Date Time Wednesday, October 11, 2023 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2023 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, … Read More
AAALAC Townhall Slides and Flow Chart
Thanks to those of you who were able to attend the joint ARC-DLAM AAALAC Prep town hall yesterday. The slides and flowchart discussed during the town hall are attached. Please share these documents with your teams and contact the ARC admin team and/or DLAM if you have any questions as we approach the November 6-9 site visit.
Readiness Checklist for AAALAC Site Visit
In preparation of the November AAALAC site visit (scheduled to begin in just over 6 weeks!), we encourage you and your team to review the attached checklist. Working your way through the 14 points of the checklist will help to ensure your own lab’s readiness for the visit. Don’t hesitate to reach out to the ARC administrative staff and/or DLAM … Read More
ARC POLICY UPDATE
The ARC recently updated the policy Use of Pharmaceutical-Grade Compounds. Updates are largely cosmetic and do not change the long-standing ARC requirement to use pharmaceutical-grade or veterinary grade substances whenever they are available, even in acute procedures. The policy includes examples of justifications that may be provided to the ARC in cases when pharmaceutical-grade substances cannot be used. As a … Read More