Environmental Health and Safety

Guidelines for PIs working with recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids

Fact Sheet – Sharps Protection for Researchers

Fact Sheet – Herpes Viral Vectors

Fact Sheet – General Laboratory Safety Rules

Job Safety Analysis

Why Chemical Inventories

Guidelines for PIs working blood or OPIM

Fact Sheet – Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach) Chemical Incompatibility

Fact Sheet – Confined Space

Waste Anesthetic Gas Testing

Guidelines for PIs working with transgenic animals

Fact Sheet – Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors

Risks and precautions for common viral vectors

Fact Sheet – EBV Viral Vectors

Fact Sheet – Fall Protection

ACS Safety Guidelines for Chemical Demonstrations

Guidelines for PIs injecting human calls and tissues into animals

PPE hazard assessment form

Fact Sheet – Baculovirus Vectors

Fact Sheet – Hearing Conservation Program

Personal Protective Equipment Selection Guide

Guidelines for Post Expousre procedures involving Biological Materials

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard

Policy 3-300: Environmental Health and Safety Policy

Guidelines for Laboratory Training Requirements

Fact Sheet – Hydrofluoric Acid

Pyrophoric Materials Guidelines

Fact Sheet – AAV Vectors

Fact Sheet – Responsibilities of Principal Investigators Working with Biological Materials

Fact Sheet – Biological Toxins

Fact Sheet – Laboratory Hazard Assessment

Open Flames (Bunsen Burners) in Biosafety Cabinets

Prudent Practices in the Laboratory

Fact Sheet – Lentiviral Vectors

Fact Sheet – Biosafety Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Preparation

Fact Sheet – Respiratory Protection

Fact Sheet – Biological Safety Cabinets Selection Installation and Maintenance

Fact Sheet – Adenoviral Vectors

Fact Sheet – Recombinant Epstein-Barr Viral Vectors

PI Responsibilities for Biological Work

Fact Sheet – Transportation of Chemicals

Fact Sheet – Ultraviolet Lamps in Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs)

Fact Sheet – Examples of Sharps Protection

Fact Sheet – Murine retroviral Vectors

Chemical Hygiene Plan

Classroom Demonstrations

Fact Sheet – Rabies Viral Vectors

Cranes, Hoists, Riggs – Guideline

Fact Sheet – Chemical Disinfection

Fact Sheet – Laser Safety

Fact Sheet – Sendai Viral Vectors

Equipment Clearance – Guideline

Laboratory Hazard Warning Signage

Laboratory Safety Self-Inspection

Zika Virus

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Biological Safety Cabinets(BSCs)

Fact Sheet – Laser Awareness

Compressed Gas Rule

Fact Sheet – Registering with the IBC

Fact Sheet – Sonicator Use Hazards

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Fact Sheet – EHS Inspection Process

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Fact Sheet – Vaccinia Viral Vectors

Biosafety Guidelines for Teaching Laboratories

Guideline – Anesthetic Gas Use

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Lessons Learned – Acid Spill

Acid spill 08.2019

Fact Sheet – Benzene

Lab Coats

It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to provide all lab personnel with an appropriate lab coat for their...

Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan

Anyone working with human and non-human primate blood or tissue samples, including cell lines developed from these sources, needs to...

Formaldehyde Paraformaldehyde

Teaching Laboratory Guidelines

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Education Board published Guidelines for Teaching Laboratories in 2012.1 The ASM publication was influenced...

Hepatitis B Vaccinations

The OSHA Bloodborne Standard applies to all employers (Principal Investigators and Supervisors) and employees that may have an exposure to...

University of Utah Biosafety Manual

The purpose of the University of Utah Biosafety manual is to specify the practices, procedures and requirements for the safe...

Requirements for testing lentiviral stocks for replication competent virus

Lentivirus vector stocks generated with 2nd generation packaging systems AND transfer plasmids with wild type LTRs (i.e., not self-inactivating transfer...

P.I Welcome

Welcome to the University of Utah! We are delighted you are here. Your responsibilities for operations pertaining to common laboratory...

Chemical Spill Clean-Up Procedures

Attend to anyone who may have been contaminated Notify occupants in the immediate area about the spill. Evacuate all nonessential...

Lab Safety Program Summary Sheet

Regulations governing Laboratory Safety at the University of Utah: 1. 29 CFR 1910.1450 Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories...

General Industrial Hygiene Program Summary Sheet

The industrial hygiene (IH) program focuses on the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of potential workplace hazards that have the...

Core Responsibilities of the University’s Hazardous Waste Management Program

This program area involves providing direction, oversight and coordination aimed at ensuring the proper storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous...

Biosafety Medical Surveillance

Medical Surveillance for Working with Biological Materials All employees in research laboratories working with, or who may be exposed to,...

Guidelines for Pregnant Women Working in Laboratories

The following guidelines are provided for women who work in a laboratory environment and are pregnant, nursing, or are trying...

Household Hazardous Waste Use and Disposal

Household hazardous waste (HHW) is defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as any product that contain corrosive, toxic or ignitable...

How to conduct a Risk Assessment

 Adapted from the “Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories: Recommendations of a CDC-convened, Biosafety...