Promulgation of UCLA Policy 906: Undergraduate Researcher Laboratory Safety

To: Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Vice Chancellors, and Vice Provosts Re: Promulgation of UCLA Policy 906: Undergraduate Researcher Laboratory Safety Dear Colleagues: The formal review process for UCLA Policy 906: Undergraduate Researcher Laboratory Safety has been completed in accordance with UCLA Policy 100. Your comments and suggestions regarding the interim policy helped shape the final policy, which has been … Read More

UCLA Interim Policy 906, Undergraduate Researcher Laboratory Safety

To the Campus Community: UCLA is committed to providing a robust learning environment for our students, including laboratory work consistent with their experience. Effective immediately, we have implemented an interim Undergraduate Researcher Laboratory Safety Policy (Policy 906), which outlines the necessary safety requirements and prohibitions on research and other activities that involve undergraduate student researchers and highly hazardous materials. The … Read More

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Safety Oversight Committee (OSOC)

Pursuant to UCLA Policy 811, all members of the UCLA community are required to conduct university operations in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations as well as with university health and safety standards and practices. The OSOC is charged with promoting a safe working environment in all research and teaching laboratories on campus.

I.N. for Safety Announcement

Due to the overwhelming number of inspiring nominations (over 100 nominations for more than 60 individuals), selection of the winners has been delayed. We expect to be able to announce the winners by no later than July 2017. We want to thank everyone who has taken the time out of their day to nominate those who work tirelessly to keep … Read More

UCLA’s Commitment to Research Safety

Laboratory safety is important to all of us at UCLA. A culture of safety is not only essential to the successful and responsible conduct of research, but also to our educational and training mission as a world-class university. We cannot emphasize enough the importance of maintaining the highest levels of safety in all of our research laboratories and training spaces. … Read More