| THE OFFICE
OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Current Newsletter
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| April / May / June 2007 |
- Responding to Hazardous Materials Spills
- Contaminated Sharps Waste
- Changes in Regulations for Shipping of Biological Substances -
Reminder
- Microwave Safety in the Laboratory
- Preventin Isoflurane Exposures
- Reporting a Safety Concern or Asking a Safety Question
- Establishment of a Campus-wide Occupational Health Service
- University of Washington Professor Found Guilty of Illegal Hazardous
Waste Disposal
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Archived Newsletters |
| January
/ February / March 2007 |
- "Ask OEH&S"
- Regulation Update: Safe Shipping
- Cryovial Hazards
- Meet New OEH&S Employees
- WHat's New on the OEH&S Website
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| October
/ November / December 2006 |
- Clean Hoods, Bunsen Burners, and Flammable
Materials: A Dangerous Combination
- Dell's Notebook and Apple's PowerBook Battery
Recall
- Meet Sally Shute
- Laboratory Ergonomics: Microscopes
- An Introduction to the Cell Culture Facility
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| July/August/September
2006 |
- Keeping an Eye on Eye Safety
- Waging Germ Warfare at Work
- Potential Electric Shock Hazard
- Electrical Safety
- Alert! Do You Ship Bio Materials to Other
Investigators?
- Lab Ergonomics: Pipetting Tips
- Steelcase Chair Recall
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| April/May/June
2006 |
- Safer Alternatives to Phenol and Chloroform
- West Nile Virus Update
- Asbestos at UCSF
- Lab Chemical and Supply Surplus Exchange
Program
- Controlled Substances Authorization Regulatory
Update
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| October/November/December
2005 |
- Regulatory Requirements of Biosafety Level 2 Laboratories
- Select Agents Identification
- HHS and USDA select agents and toxins
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Category codes: I = Industrial
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 |
| 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
|
| 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 |
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of Page
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| 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 |
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of Page
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| 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) |
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of Page
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| 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 |
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of Page
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| 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 |
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of Page
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| 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 |
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of Page
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| 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? |
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of Page
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| 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 |