51°µÍø Research Compliance
Research compliance staff work with various compliance committees such as the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB) and the Institutional Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to help ensure both the ethical conduct of research as well as the protection of the rights and welfare of humans and animals in research conducted at 51°µÍø. For more information, please visit 51°µÍø Research Compliance.
51°µÍø Chemical Sharing Program
As part of our commitment to minimizing waste at 51°µÍø, the EHS department has created the 51°µÍø Chemical Sharing Program for all laboratories on campus. Often, labs will mistakenly purchase more of a chemical substance than they need or cannot buy an item in a small quantity for their purposes. This results in the lab ending up with unused product that is still viable. Instead of sending the substances out as hazardous waste, which can be costly and harmful to the environment, lab staff can post their unwanted chemicals in our monthly newsletter which is distributed to the 51°µÍø lab community by EHS. If a lab sees a substance on the list that they are interested in obtaining, they simply email an EHS staff member who will then fill out a transfer form and update the chemical inventory system accordingly. This program is also used for laboratory equipment or glassware that a lab would like to donate to another lab on campus. If you are interested in participating in this program, please watch for the monthly issues of EHS Lab Chatter on the 51°µÍø EHS website. You can also contact EHS to be added to the email list.
Lab Safety SubCommittee
The 51°µÍø Lab Safety Sub-Committee was formed as a sub-committee of the University-Wide Safety Committee. This committee, which was formed specifically to address lab-related safety issues, meets monthly during the fall and spring semesters on both campuses. Members include EHS staff, chemical hygiene officers