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National Biosafety Month 2018: Promoting a culture of safety

During 2018's National Biosafety Month, you are encouraged to focus attention on biosafety policies and practices. Investigators and laboratory managers can raise biosafety awareness, discuss the…

Request for Fetal Radiation Monitoring (Form 9)

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Use this form to confidentially request a fetal dosimeter.

Occupational Radiation Exposure During Pregnancy

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There is potential for the embryo or fetus to be exposed during procedures such as fluoroscopy, radiation therapy, or working with sealed or unsealed radioactive materials. If desired, a…

Q1 2019 Radiation Safety Committee Meeting Agenda

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General Health and Safety Training Course Selection Guide

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The General Health and Safety Training Course Selection Guide provides guidance on identifying the health and safety related training classes available to all University of Washington employees…

Human Subjects Radiation Approval Committee (HSRAC) Application

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Instructions: 1) Click on the link below to download the application. 2) Save the application in a file folder on your computer. 3) From the folder, open the file with Adobe Reader or Acrobat.

Working with Fish

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Experiments Covered by the NIH Guidelines

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This document details the types of experiments involving biohazards covered by the NIH Guidelines.

HSRAC Process Map for Diagnostic Imaging

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This document defines the process for approving human subject research studies that contain research use of radiation using diagnostic imaging.

NIH Guidelines Exempt Experiments

This document lists the exempt experiments that fall under Section III-F of the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules.

Unreturned Dosimeter Policy

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It is expected that 90% of dosimeters issued to a series will be accounted for within 30 days of the end of the wear period specified on each dosimeter. If a series fails to meet this…

Radiation Safety Without Paper

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This poster was presented at the TAP Showcase on March 6, 2018.

Plant Research Biosafety

Image Plants are an important research tool used to learn more about basic life processes and to help answer questions in agriculture, health and the…

UW Biohazard Waste Flow Chart: Life Sciences Building

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This flow chart shows the waste stream for different types of biohazardous waste at the UW Life Sciences Building (LSB) location.

Autoclaving Biohazardous Waste SOP Template

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If you use an autoclave to decontaminate biohazardous waste, you need to have a site-specific SOP. Use this fillable PDF template to create your SOP. Any personnel operating the autoclave needs to…

Radiation and Relative Risk Focus Sheet

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Dosimetry Application for Non-Radiation Workers

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Q2 2019 Radiation Safety Committee Meeting Agenda

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Biohazardous Waste Flow Charts

Refer to the biohazardous waste flow charts below for site-specific information. Animal Research Waste Harborview Medical Center Harborview Research & Training Building Life Sciences Building…

Spill Response Poster

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Use the Spill Response Poster as a guide to clean up radiological, chemical and biohazardous spills. Post in your lab alongside the Exposure Response Poster.