PI EHS Responsibilities 11/21/2018 PI EHS Responsibilities

Objectives Discuss PI EHS responsibilities in our research labs 11/21/2018 Objectives Discuss PI EHS responsibilities in our research labs Review EHS management system Review EHS requirements (registrations, plans) to begin research and how EHS can help you

PI EHS responsibilities 11/21/2018 PI EHS responsibilities You are responsible for the health and safety of the students, post-docs, and researchers who work in your labs and for compliance with applicable regulations and standards. The EHS Office services and the EHS management system are designed to help you meet your responsibilities.

11/21/2018 Overview Review of recent incidents involving hazardous materials at MIT and other universities Ways to prevent incidents Components of the MIT EHS-MS

Recent Incidents MIT Labs: Explosion with serious injury 11/21/2018 Recent Incidents MIT Labs: Explosion with serious injury FBI involvement due to chemical mixture Graduate student suspected of terrorist activities Inadequate oversight of student’s activities Chemical Spill 66 tunnel 5 Buildings evacuated PI paid for spill clean-up Chemical Spill with injury Bromine spill on skin Lab closure by CFD due to poor housekeeping

Recent Incidents: Damage to PI Reputation and Career 11/21/2018 Recent Incidents: Damage to PI Reputation and Career UCLA: accident during transfer of pyrophoric material resulting in fatality Cal OHSA investigation/fines Criminal penalties filed against PI and UCLA Chemical Safety Board Video link Texas Tech: Explosion in lab resulting in serious injury to researcher First lab incident review by CSB (Chemical Safety Board) Texas Tech to require written SOP’s and PI sign-offs http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/88/8834sci1.html Yale University – fatality from lathe work practices and working alone http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110418/full/472270a.html

Ways to Prevent Incidents 11/21/2018 Ways to Prevent Incidents Assign an effective EHS Rep Ensure PI Space Registration is up-to-date Training and Maintaining Safe Practices You and your researchers need to complete EHS training Discuss operational safety and near misses in lab group meetings Require written SOP’s for hazardous work and review them Maintain oversight of students’ activities Enforce personal protective equipment requirements Discourage students from working alone with hazardous materials or operations, PI sign-off required for UROP’s working alone Inspection Ensure EHS Rep is doing Level I inspections Ensure Level II inspection findings corrected

Department, Lab or Center (DLC) Organizational Structure 11/21/2018 Department, Lab or Center (DLC) Organizational Structure “Local Control with Central Oversight”

New PI Checklist - http://ehs.mit.edu/site/content/new-pi-checklist 11/21/2018 New PI Checklist - http://ehs.mit.edu/site/content/new-pi-checklist

Getting Your Lab Up and Running and Your Research Started 11/21/2018 Getting Your Lab Up and Running and Your Research Started Chemicals Chemical Hygiene Plan Chemical Inventory Chemical waste management Ionizing Radiation Radioactive material authorization by Radiation Protection Committee (RPC) Registration of radiation producing equipment Non-ionizing Radiation Registration with RPC for class 3&4 lasers, RF sources, magnets Biological Materials Bioresearch registration & Committee on Assessment of Biohazards Exposure Control Plan Ordering Select Agents/Toxins Animal Research Committee on Animal Care Human Subjects Committee on Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects EHS staff will help you to complete applications and registrations to the various institute committees

11/21/2018 Summary EHS Management System was designed to help Faculty/PIs and EHS work together toward a safe and compliant campus EHS Office services are designed to help faculty meet EHS requirements Mutual Goal : Minimize chances for incident/injury You are responsible for the health and safety of the students, post-docs, and researchers who work in your labs and for compliance with applicable regulations and standards. The EHS Office services and the EHS management system are designed to help you meet your responsibilities.

Nickel Hydrazine Perchlorate 11/21/2018 Texas Tech Incident Nickel Hydrazine Perchlorate