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For your convenience, we have compiled answers to some of the most common questions we receive. Please review the information here and elsewhere on our site before contacting your Department Safety Coordinator or the DGSOM Research Safety Office.

How do I create a UCLA Logon ID?

Visit UCLA Logon ID Services online and follow the instructions under 'Getting Started'.

Who is my Department Safety Coordinator?

DSC Roster

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What services do the Department Safety Coordinators provide?

The Department Safety Coordinator role varies with the departments, based on size, needs, and goals. In general, your DSC is a good resource for information related to research safety and compliance at UCLA, particularly as requirements are met within your home department. DSCs also represent your department at meetings of the SOM Safety Committee and will be aware of the most current updates and changes related to research safety and compliance.

How do I access a Medical Waste Accumulation Area (MWAA)?

Navigate to the Medical Waste Accumulation Area Access site to request an appointment and update your application, if necessary. SOM Safety is no longer enrolling BruinCards in CHS since the end of the yearlong rollout of this access transition.

What office in EH&S do you work for?

None of them! The School of Medicine Research Safety Office is a service of the DGSOM. Although we enjoy a close working relationship with our EH&S colleagues, we serve the basic science researchers in the School of Medicine in a different way. We neither make nor enforce rules; rather, we seek to demystify the research safety and compliance paradigm to help all research faculty, staff, students, and volunteers understand what they need to do to operate safe, compliant research laboratories.

How do I get started on a new protocol?

View our Category By Type section for specific resources.

Can a 13-year-old volunteer in my lab?

No. The University of California has a strict system-wide policy regarding minors in labs and shops. Minors under the age of 14 are not permitted in University of California laboratories or shops, except when participating in an approved and supervised tour. See the CPSC’s Guidelines for Lab Tours for information about how to plan a suitable tour for anyone, including minors.

How do I use the Lab Coat Laundry program?

For information on the program, please visit our page dedicated to Lab Coat Laundry.

Where can I access hospital policies?

Hospital policies for things like bloodborne pathogen exposure control, spill cleanup, and waste management can be accessed through PolicyStat.

Links to other research FAQ pages

CITI Training - How to Take Courses - OHRPP (Human Subjects) - ARC Certification

DLAM
EH&S Training
Facilities Management
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
IRB Getting Started
LHAT
RATS
SafetyNet
Worksafe

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If you can’t find the information you need here or elsewhere on the site, please contact your Department Safety Coordinator or the DGSOM Research Safety Office:

SOMSafety@mednet.ucla.edu
(310) 206-8537
Office: CHS 12-096A

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