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Everyone working in any MRL Lab is required to have some level of basic Laboratory Safety training and to document that they have completed this training before starting to work in the lab. The required level of training will depend on the work to be done, the facility, and whether the person is officially a member of the UCSB community*. This training includes, at a minimum, UCSB EH&S Lab Safety training and reading the lab's Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP). Of course additional specific training is also required as determined by the individual lab and the work to be done.

* Member of the UC community means an undergraduate student, a graduate student, a post doctoral researcher, a staff person, a faculty member, a summer intern, or an official visitor. All of these people have rights and responsibilities as members of the UCSB community, see the Injury and Illness Prevention Plan for more on these rights and responsibilities.

Laboratory Safety Training

Most people are required to take the campus Environmental Lab Safety (EH&S) class In-Person BEFORE starting work in the lab. The EH&S Lab Safety class is offered In-Person quarterly and the schedule is posted online at http://ehs.ucsb.edu/4DAction/WebCourseSessionList. While this training is also offered Online, the In-Person class is much superior.

Since most people who need to take the class In-Person also need to begin their lab work as soon as possible, we allow TEMPORARY lab access, until the next In-Person class, by completing the Undergraduate version Online class. (We ask everyone, even post docs, to do the undergraduate version because it is more complete.)

Some people may use MRL labs with either the Online or the In-Person Lab Safety class. This applies to people who:

1. ONLY enter the lab to use analytical instruments, or which they have completed specific training; or
2. Are undergraduates who will work in the lab less than one quarter.

Everyone else is required to take the class in person.

The Online Training is available at http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/support/safety/lab_safety/undergrad/undergrad.php Note: The web page above asks for a Perm # or Employee ID#; if you do not have one, enter any 9-digit number that does not start with 8.

Chemical Hygiene Plan

Most people are required to read the Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) for the lab in which they will work BEFORE starting work. The CHP for each MRL Facility and Laboratory is posted at: http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/info/administration/CHPs.html

Documenting Safety Training

Laboratory Safety training is documented on the MRL Participant form which must be completed and approved before any lab keys are issued. The form may be downloaded at http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/info/administration/forms/safety_form1009.pdf When complete, it must be left with Ms. Vogel at MRL room 2066G.

When Non-UC Employees use MRL Facilities

There are specific requirements for non-UC employees using MRL Facilities.

1. $250 Administrative set-up fee for external billing account (for-profit institutions)
2. $100 Training fee for each external user attending training classes (for-profit institutions)
3. Individual training will be billed at the off-campus hourly rate of the trainer

• Company or Institution must do all of the following:
1. Completes and signs "Facilities Use Agreement Between Institution & UC". *
2. Provides General Liability and Workers Insurance with ISO Endorsement Form. Specifically:


1. Commercial Form General Liability with coverage for:

1. Combined Single Limit Per Occurrence   $1,000,000 2. Products and Completed Operations      $1,000,000 3. Personal and Advertising                      $1,000,000 4. Gen. Aggregate, Bodily Injury, Property Damage                                                               $2,000,000

2. Workers' Compensation: as required under Calif. State Law
3. All above documented on ISO Endorsement Form CG 20 26 11 85 or CG 20 11 01 96 showing the Regents of the University of California as additional Insured.*
   See required insurance
   certificate for more information.


3. Complete Recharge-Account.doc (requires company/institution authorized signature)**
• And Each Person who will Use MRL Facilities must do each of the following:
4. Sign "Waiver of Liability" *
5. Complete Required Safety Training & document this training on Non-UCSB Training Form" *
• Contact Facility Manager for Instrument Training and Lab access. **

*Return all documents above to: Maureen Evans Materials Research Laboratory, MC5121 University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5121 805-893-8519 Fax: 805-893-8797 maureen at mrl.ucsb.edu

** Facility Information including how to contact Facility Managers