Who is responsible for laboratory safety?
Laboratory safety is a primary responsibility of the laboratory director. The laboratory director must ensure that everyone who works in his or her laboratory (students, fellows, technicians, co-investigators, collaborators and consultants) has received adequate and appropriate training in laboratory safety and good laboratory practices. Everyone who comes to work at MUSC, whether paid, volunteer or student status, must receive training according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines. The Occupational Safety and Health Division, tel. 792-3602, (http://wren.musc.edu/docs2/safety.html) has institutional responsibility in all matters involving environmental health and safety, as well as violations of accepted rules or practices, including the authority to stop any act that jeopardizes the safety of any student, patient, faculty, staff, or visitor on the MUSC campus. The Occupational Safety and Health Division is assisted and advised by the University Safety Co
