Inventory of radioactive materials. Radiation Safety Officer coordination of radioisotope inventory program. Active RUA maintained by Principal Investigators.

Information gathered includes potentially hazardous biological agents such as infectious agents, human and non human primate materials (including established cell lines), CDC select agents, recombinant DNA, transgenic plants or animals and studies involving human gene transfer.

Provides researchers with the ability to comply with applicable laws and regulations associated with the use of controlled substances used in their research and instruction. Compliance with these procedures is required of all individuals authorized to conduct chemical analysis, instructional activities or research using controlled substances.

Eliminate or minimize the exposure of all personnel to human/non human primate blood or human/non human primate blood products that might contain Bloodborne Pathogens and/or airborne pathogens. Provide compliance with the California OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (8CCR Sec. 5193) and the California OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standard.

Application, review and modification requests of procedures involving rDNA research activities or activities involving the introduction of genetically engineered micro-organisms or infectious agents into human subjects. Secure approval for biosafety issues before clinical research procedures are initiated.