RADIATION
SAFETY |
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| Principal investigator:
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- Assumes role of "Responsible User" (generally)
- Ensures that the "Responsible User" is approved
by RSO and RSC, if "Responsible User" is not the
Principal Investigator
- Provides a detailed plan to RSC for proposed use
- Acknowledges and accepts in writing responsibility for
compliance with all Radiological Health policies and procedures
- Ensures that all project personnel participate in radiation
training as necessary
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| Other research personnel:
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- Comply with all federal regulations, state and local laws,
institutional policies and RSO procedures regarding radiation
safety
- Participate in radiation protection training as necessary
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| Department/center/project
financial officer: N/A |
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| Department chair/center
director: |
- Assures that project is in compliance with state, federal,
sponsor and University of Utah policies and regulations
regarding radiation safety
- Promotes University radiation safety compliance efforts
and programs within the department/center
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| Deans office/designee:
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- Promotes University radiation safety compliance efforts
and programs within the college/school
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| Executive administration:
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- The President of the University appoints the members
of the Radiation Safety Committee
- The Vice President for Research is responsible for matters
of policy regarding radiological health and the operation
of the Department of Radiological Health
- Promotes University radiation safety compliance efforts
and programs
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| Conflict of Interest
committee: N/A |
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| Environmental Health
and Safety, Department: |
- Department personnel serve on the Radiation Safety Committee
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| Governmental Accounting
and Support Services: N/A |
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Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee/
Animal Resource Center: |
- Requires review and approval of use of radioisotopes,
as appropriate, for submitted protocols, as necessary
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| Institutional Review
Board: |
- Requires assurance of approval from Radiological Health
Department, as necessary
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| Office of Internal
Audit: N/A |
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| Radiological Health,
Department: |
Radiological Health Department
- Serves as the primary technical resource for the University
community regarding radiation safety policies, procedures
and regulatory issues
- Nominates members for and coordinates the activities
of regulatory-required university committees [e.g. Radiation
Safety Committee (RSC) and the Human Use Subcommittee
(HUS) of the RSC, Radioactive Drug Research Committee
(RDRC)]
- Maintains inventories of radioactive materials and
ionizing radiation generating machines used in research
- Conducts routine as well as special risk assessments
and provides recommendations on appropriate practices
and facilities to conduct research safely and in compliance
with regulatory requirements
- Provides operational and/or technical support for
research activities that require monitoring, tracking,
decontamination, or disposal of radioactive materials
- Identifies and/or develops training resources for
the University of Utah research community
- Identifies, monitors, and interprets local, state,
and federal agency actions related to radiation safety
within the research community
- Develops draft policies/procedures for the RSC and
RDRC review
- Provides an annual report of activities to the RSC
and VP for Research
Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
- Promulgates policies, rules and procedures for the
safe use of radiation sources
- Oversees, reviews and audits the activities of the
Radiation Safety Officer, the Radiological Health Department,
and all users of University radiation sources or ionizing
radiation generating machines
Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC) (also serves
as the Human Use Subcommittee of the RSC)
- Evaluates and approves or disapproves all proposed
uses of ionizing radiation sources on or in humans for
investigational or non-routine clinical procedures,
uses of FDA-approved radioactive drugs, radioactive
drugs with IND numbers issued by the FDA, or any other
ionizing radiation sources
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| Institutional Biosafety
Committee: N/A |
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| Office of Sponsored
Projects: |
- Verifies review and approval as per University and agency
requirements
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| Technology Transfer
Office: N/A |
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