Posted On November 7, 2023
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, ...
Posted On August 22, 2023
Invitation: 2023 Workshop On Laboratory Safety @ UCLA Sept 17-19
Colleagues: please see the below communication from EH&S. August 22, 2023 Dear Research Community, You are invited to attend the 2023 Workshop on Laboratory Safety, hosted this year at UCLA! Please register soon, ...
Posted On November 17, 2022
Research Policy & Compliance (RPC) 2022-23 Winter Holiday Closure
The Office of Research Policy & Compliance (RPC) will be closed to external business from December 19, 2022 through January 2, 2023 for the Winter Holidays, reopening on Tuesday, January ...
Posted On June 28, 2022
Important MRSC/RDRC SafetyNet Update
We would like to inform you of a change that will be implemented in the MRSC/RDRC application in SafetyNet. Effective July 1, 2022, you will be required to manually enter ...
Posted On November 1, 2021
Research Policy & Compliance (RPC) 2021-22 Winter Holiday Closure
The Office of Research Policy & Compliance (RPC) will observe UCLA’s 2021-22 Winter Holiday Closure. At this time, we anticipate the Winter Closure to begin Saturday, December 18, 2021 and that ...
Posted On August 16, 2021
SafetyNet Portal Update: August 20-21, 2021
We are pleased to announce that SafetyNet, the online system used by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and Radiation Safety Committees (RSC), will undergo a major update this coming weekend. ...
Posted On November 30, 2020
Office of Research Administration (ORA) 2020-21 Winter Holiday Closure
The Office of Research Administration (ORA) will observe UCLA’s 2020-21 Winter Holiday Closure. ORA will be closed beginning Saturday, December 19, 2020 and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021. ...
Posted On June 12, 2020
SafetyNet for RUA to Launch June 15, 2020
After several months of working with multiple stakeholder groups, we are pleased to announce the launch of the new Radiation Use Authorization (RUA) online system in SafetyNet. This new system will replace the existing paper ...
Posted On October 28, 2019
Office of Research Administration (ORA) 2019-20 Winter Holiday Closure
The Office of Research Administration (ORA) will observe UCLA’s 2019-20 Winter Holiday Closure. ORA will be closed beginning Saturday, December 21, 2019 and will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2020. Please ...
Posted On December 19, 2018
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: MRSC/RDRC Continuing Review
The following announcement is shared with you on behalf of the Medical Radiation Safety Committee (MRSC) and Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC): Continuing Review: As mentioned during the launch of the New ...
Posted On November 13, 2018
Office of Research Administration (ORA) 2018-19 Winter Holiday Closure
The Office Research Administration (ORA) will observe UCLA’s 2018-19 Winter Holiday Closure. ORA will be closed beginning Saturday, December 22, 2018 and will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Please be ...
Posted On September 26, 2018
New MRSC/RDRC System (SafetyNet) Launch
The following announcements are shared with you on behalf of the Medical Radiation Safety Committee (MRSC) and Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC): New Online System (SafetyNet) After several months of working with ...
Posted On May 19, 2017
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 ...
Posted On January 27, 2017
Introducing Research Safety & Animal Welfare Administration (RSAWA)
In 2009, the Office of Animal Research Oversight (OARO) was established following dissolution of the Office for Protection of Research Subjects. With the creation of OARO, the ARC administrative staff ...
Posted On May 14, 2013
webIRB Replacing CARE for MRSC/RDRC Reviews and Approvals
The Memo below is for All Clinical Researchers Conducting Research Involving Radiation
Posted On May 2, 2012
Requirements for Identifying and Reporting Medical Events Involving Radioactive Material
With the recent adoption of federal regulations governing the medical use of radioactive material, the Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) would like to remind all clinical users of radioactive material of ...
Posted On May 1, 2012
Message from Vice Chancellor for Research James Economou
Vice Chancellor for Research James Economou sent a Deans and Directors Memo on May 1, 2012 regarding the reorganization of UCLA’s Radiation Safety Program and summary of goals for the ...
Posted On December 12, 2011
Regulatory Guidance for PET Radiopharmaceuticals
Regulatory guidance went into effect December 12, 2011 regarding positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals used in clinical and research procedures. As of that date, production of PET radiopharmaceuticals must comply ...
Posted On December 9, 2011
Radiation Safety Committee Reorganization
At the request of Vice Chancellor for Research James Economou, the Radiation Safety Committee and subcommittees underwent reorganization in 2011 in order to better fulfill UCLA’s regulatory obligations and to ...