The complete Agreement between UC and the LADA related to
the Sangji fatality is posted on the CHAS website at:
http://tinyurl.com/uc-lada-agreement
This Agreement has two precedent-setting conditions which
will set a new, high bar for academic safety performance. In Appendix A –
Sections 3 and 4, PIs and visiting PIs are not allowed to perform any work or
supervise any activity until they receive formal laboratory safety training.
This is a powerful requirement which will clearly redefine
the position of laboratory safety in the activities of each PI.
In Appendix A section 6, the Agreement requires that SOPs
for a list of specific chemicals and chemical classes be written by the lab’s
most experienced person and be signed off by the PI. CHAS has broken this
list of chemicals out of the Agreement and it can be found as a stand-alone
document at the URL above.
These powerful requirements apply to the entire UC
system. As such, they will set a performance bar for research
institutions across the country.
Please read these documents and share your thoughts with the
CHAS community. As time goes on, we will revisit these requirements and
learn how their implementation is playing out.
Stay safe out there!
Neal
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