Laboratory SafetyDeona Willes, MPH

Deputy DirectorOffice of Environmental Health and Safety

dwilles@usc.edu I 323-442-2200

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Oversight Committees

• RSOC – Research Safety Oversight Committee• Randy Hall, Chairs from oversight committees, Office of

Compliance

• IBC – Institutional Biosafety Committee• Reviews all research with biohazardous agents

• RSC – Radiation Safety Committee• Reviews all research with radioactive materials

• CSC – Chemical Safety Committee • being established

www.istar.usc.edu

Deona Willes, dwilles@caps.usc.edu

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PPE Standard – Personal Protective Equipment Standard

• Minimum Requirements – wear full length pants and closed toe/heel shoes when entering or working in an area with hazardous materials, including chemicals, biological agents and radiological agents

• Wear appropriate PPE when working with hazardous materials

• Each school or department will provide laundering for lab coats and

• Training : PPE for laboratories• Trojanlearn.usc.edu

Inspection Program

• CHO

• New inspection process

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