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Hygiene; N = OEH&S News & Information; R = Radiation; F = Fire & Life Safety; B = Biological; CS = Controlled Substances; HMM = Hazardous Materials Management; C = Chemical; O = Other |
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| March / April 2005 | |
| I | Showers and Eyewashes |
| HMM | Contamination Control |
| HMM | Empty Containers |
| O | Computer Take Back Event Note: dates May 4 Laurel Heights & Mission Center Building; May 6 Parnassus Campus |
| N | Welcome New OEH&S Employees |
| N | Need Or Want To Get Rid Of Lab Chemicals Or Supplies? |
Note: No issues: September/October 2004, or November/December 2004 |
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| July / August 2004 | |
| N | The United States Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team Open House |
| I | Personal Protective Equipment |
| F | Fire In The Lab |
| R | Radiation Safety Inspection |
| F | New High-Rise Evacuation Procedure |
| May / June 2004 | |
| HMM | How To Segregate Medical Wastes |
| B | West Nile Virus - Update |
| N | Need Or Want To Get Rid Of Lab Chemicals Or Supplies? |
March / April 2004 - No Issue |
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| January / February 2004 | |
| R | Separating Short and Long Half-Life Radwaste |
| F | New No Smoking Policies |
| O | Applying for a Department of Defense Grant? |
| C | Safe Handling of Bleach (a.k.a.: Sodium hypochlorite) |
| F | First Quarter 2004: Fire Safety Quarter |
| F | Fire Alarm Activation and Emergency Response Calls for the Month of December 2003 |
| November / December 2003 | |
| C | Controlled Substances Distribution Office at Mission Bay |
| F | Lab Explosion and Protective Eyewear: A REMINDER |
| F | November 13th Disaster Exercise and the OEH&S Emergency Response Team |
| F | For All UCSF Employees: Holiday Decorating Regulations for a Safe and Happy Holiday Season |
| N | Biennial Training Announcement |
| September / October 2003 | |
| C | Waste Management of Ethidium Bromide |
| C | Chemical Safety at Genentech Hall. Part I: Chemical Storage and Chemical Inventory |
| B | Facts About the West Nile Virus |
| N | Welcome New OEH&S Employee |
| N | Congratulations to: |
| July / August 2003 | |
| B | Summary of New Requirements for Shipping Biological Materials |
| I | Inspection Procedures: How to Deal with an Inspector in Your Lab |
| I | Chloramines in San Francisco Drinking Water - Part II |
| R | Correction |
| N | Campus Safety Training Update |
| May / June 2003 | |
| I | Chloramines in San Francisco Drinking Water |
| C | Receiving Controlled Substances |
| R | Ordering Radioactive Materials |
| N | Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day a Success! |
| N | In Other News... |
| N | Let's Welcome... |
| N | Employee Performance Award - Winter 2003 |
| March / April 2003 | |
| H | Medical Waste Segregation |
| N | Let's Welcome... |
| N | Mission Bay Move Update |
| N | Upcoming Events |
| January / February 2003 | |
| HMM | Mercury Thermometer Exchange |
| C | Hazard Communication |
| HMM | Asbestos Containing Construction Materials Notification |
| I | Mold and Cal/OSHA Regulation |
| N | John Shaver's Retirement |
| N | Employee and Service Awards |
| November / December 2002 | |
| N | Jingle Bells, Jingle Blues: Dealing With The Holiday Blues |
| F | For all UCSF/UCSF Medical Center Employees Decorating Regulations for a Safe and Merry Christmas |
| F | Lessons Learned: Recall of Propane Regulators |
| N | OEH&S Safety Awards |
| C | Are You Moving to Mission Bay? |
| HMM | Recycling Batteries on Campus |
September / October 2002: No Issue |
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| July / August 2002 | |
| B | UCSF Medical Waste Management Inspection Results |
| N | Stericycle to Increase UCSF Medical Waste Prices by 300 % |
| R | Radioactive Waste Reminders |
| I | Preserving the Quality of Bottled Water |
| HMM | Cathode Ray Tubes |
| N | Congratulations OEH&S! |
| May / June 2002 | |
| N | Campus / Medical Center Joint Disaster Drill |
| N | Protect Your Family at the Pool This Summer |
| N | UCSF to Implement ISEMS |
| HMM | Lessons Learned at UCSF |
| B | Biosafety Cabinet Testing Contract |
| N | Need or Want to Get Rid of Lab Chemicals or Supplies |
| March / April 2002 | |
| B | Biosafety Cabinets Refresher |
| F | Fire Safety |
| I | Molds in the Environment |
| N | U.S. EPA Self-Audit Results |
| F | Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Disposal Causes Trash Can Fire |
| N | New Staff at OEH&S |
| N | What's New at ORS (Office of Research Services) |
| January / February 2002 | |
| N | Safety Alert: Lack of PPE leads to worker injury, lessons learned |
| N | Safety Alert: Brush wires puncture paint remover can |
| N | Product Alerts: Recall of microwave-hood combinations |
| N | Product Alerts: Recall of notebook computer adapters |
| R | Fluorescent orange for 2002 - radiation survey meter calibration labels |
| N | Need or want to get rid of lab chemicals or supplies |
| N | 2002 recharge rates |
| November / December 2001 | |
| F | For all UCSF / UCSF Medical Center Employees: Decorating Regulations for a Safe and Merry Christmas |
| HMM | Hazardous (Chemical) Waste Management Made Easy |
| I | Personal Protective Equipment |
| F | OEH&S Emergency Response Team |
| September / October 2001 | |
| B | Transport Advisory |
| N | Departmental Safety Advisors & Animal Use |
| B | Safe Shipping of Biological Materials Training |
| I | Computer Workstation Ergonomics |
| R | "Lifetime" Dosimetry Information |
| N | Moving to Mission Bay? |
| N | OEH&S News |
| N | Need or Want to Get Rid of Lab Chemicals or Supplies |
| July / August 2001 | |
| B | Principal Investigator Responsibilities Regarding The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard |
| N | OEH&S Department Safety Advisor |
| N | Safe Shipping of Biological Materials Training |
| N | Moving to Mission Bay? |
| I | Laboratory Ergonomics: The Wake-Up Call |
| N | New OEH&S DSAs |
| Special Waste Issue June 2001, Volume SI01, Number 1 | |
| HMM | Common Hazardous Waste Management Violations |
| HMM | Hazardous Waste Management |
| HMM | Hazardous Waste Descriptions |
| HMM | UCSF Chemical Waste Self-Inspection Checklist (Laboratories) |
| May / June 2001 | |
| I | OSHA Ergonomic Regulations Repealed |
| HMM | Household Hazardous Waste |
| I | Women and Work Related Injuries |
| I | Cal/OSHA's Most Frequently Cited Safety & Health Standards |
| N | Welcome Newcomers |
| N | OEH&S User Committee |
| March / April 2001 | |
| B | Transmission and Control of laboratory-Acquired Hepatitis Infection |
| N | New Safety Legislation (Reminder)` |
| N | Environmental Managers Meeting |
| N | New Contracts for Reagents & Chemicals |
| N | Need or Want to Get Rid of Lab Chemicals or Supplies |
| C | Explosion Shakes Chemistry Lab (Safety Gear Protects Student From Serious Injuries |
| B | Surveillance for CJD Enhanced and Expanded |
| N | Congratulations, OEH&S Raffle Drawing Winners |
| January / February 2001 | |
| C | Laboratory Safety, Lessons Learned From Other Laboratories |
| N | Need or Want to Get Rid of Lab Chemicals or Supplies? |
| N | Mercury Update: Mercury Thermometer Exchange Program Coming Soon |
| R | New! Color Coded Calibration Stickers |
| R | Purge of Radiation Safety Records for Research Users of Radioactive Materials |
| B | Specific Category of Biohazard Use Authorizations No Longer Need to be Files or Renewed |
| N | Welcome Brynte Johnson, Biosafety Officer |
| N | It's Here! OEH&S Safety Guide for Laboratory Employees |
| N | OEH&S Safety Fair |
| Volume 00, #2 | |
| C | Lab Chemical & Supply Surplus Exchange (LCSSE) Program |
| C | Preparing Agarose Gel Matrix For Electrophoresis |
| F | For All UCSF / UCSF Medical Center Employees: Decorating Regulations for a Safe and Happy Holiday |
| N | Product Alert: Dell Recalls Notebook Computers Batteries |
| N | Jingle Bells, Jingle Blues: Dealing with the Holiday Doldrums |
| R | Avoid Using Obsolete RUA Numbers |
| T | Complete Your Annual Safety Training |
| Volume 00, #1 | |
| I | Mercury |
| N | New Safety Legislation |
| I | The Environment and Us |
| B | Safe Sharps for Research Labs |
| C | Material Safety Data Sheets |
| N | OEH&S Web Site & Publications To Be Updated |
| N | New Waste Disposal Poster |
| January / February 1999 | |
| B | Hood Vacuum Line Protection Policy |
| F | Are you prepared for a disaster? |
| F | Space Heater Considerations |
| C | Mercury Thermometers Still Bad News |
| N | A Few New Faces At OEH&S |
| September / October 1998 | |
| O | Standard Operating Procedures - Does Your Lab Have Them? |
| F | Safety Alert |
| B | Use of Toxins in Research |
| C | Taking Safety Home |
| F | Toaster / Microwave Fires |
| July / August 1998 | |
| R | Personnel Contamination Monitoring |
| C | Ethidium Bromide Update |
| F | Halogen Lamps |
| F | July Lab Fire |
| C | Controlled Substances |
| O | Pet Peeves |
| May / June 1998 | |
| R | Radiation Safety Inspection |
| B | Importing and Exporting Biomaterials at UCSF |
| R | Radiation Safety Record Retention |
| I | Are Latex Gloves Right For You? |
| F | Showers and Eyewashes |
| N | Communicable Disease Program Survey |
| March / April 1998 | |
| C | Ethidium Bromide |
| F | Accident-Proofing The Lab |
| N | More Useful Web Sites |
| F | First Aid Kits |
| F | Reporting Hazardous Conditions |
| January / February 1998 | |
| N | OEH&S Serves Up New Web Site |
| F | New Fire Alarm System On Parnassus Campus |
| F | Is Your Lab Moving? |
| N | OEH&S News Flashes |
| O | OEH&S Will Help You With The Grant Process |
| November / December 1997 | |
| N | We Would Like To Hear From You |
| F | Holiday Safety |
| F | Should I ? Or... |
| O | Useful Web Sites |
| N | Tidbits From OEH&S |
| September / October 1997 | |
| N | Thermometer Considerations |
| I | Preventing Ergonomic Injuries |
| C | Safe Use of Chemicals in the Laboratory |
| B | Proper Syringe Disposal |
| F | What If? |
| July / August 1997 | |
| B | Disposing of Medical Waste |
| F | Extension Cords - A Temporary Solution! |
| F | Hazardous Materials Emergency Response |
| C | What Is Chemical Waste? |
| N | A Safer Campus |
| July 1997 Special Training Issue | |
| B | Biosafety Retraining |
| B | Bloodborne Pathogen Retraining |
| C | Hazard Communication |
| R | UCSF Low Level Radioactive Waste (A DSA's Guide to Common Problems in the Laboratory) |
| T | Special Training Issues |
| May / June 1997 | |
| B | Biosafety Retraining |
| C | Hazard Communication for Laboratories |
| C | Lead-Based Paint Hazards |
| T | Special Training Issues |
| N | A Safer Campus |
| O | CO2 Tank Gaskets |
| N | New UCSF Biosafety Manual to be Released |
| O | Disability Management Services News |
| I | Ergonomic Standard |
| June 1997 Special Training Issue | |
| R | Radiation Safety Issues |
| F | Disaster Preparedness |
| T | Special Training Issues |
| March / April 1997 | |
| C | Regulations - R - Us |
| F | Safety Tidbits |
| F | Are You Prepared? |
| F | Keep the Corridor Doors Closed - A Fire Safety Issue |
| January / February 1997 | |
| I | Providing Improved Service |
| R | Security of Radioactive Materials |
| F | Emergency Preparedness |
| F | Corridors are for Passage |
| I | Permits & Licenses |
| T | Training Success |
| November / December 1996 | |
| F | Holiday Safety |
| F | Earthquake Safety |
| F | Toaster / Microwave Fires |
| T | OEH&S Training For Laboratory Personnel |
| I | Respirators |
| N | New Employees at OEH&S |
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