Special Announcement:
I am pleased to announce effective Feb. 1, the Research Safety Programs Assistant Director position will be assumed by Rich Muller for the Biosafety and Laboratory Safety programs, and Mike Thompson for the Chemical, Environmental and Radiation Safety programs. With the continued growth in research at GSU, there is a need for increased expertise in specialized research safety fields. Both Mr. Muller and Mr. Thompson provide knowledge and experience, which will enhance a safe research environment at GSU.
Mr. Muller is a Certified Biological Safety Professional (CBSP) by the American Biological Safety Association. He holds a Master's degree in Applied and Environmental Microbiology from GSU. He has served in the GSU Research Safety prgram since December 2007.
Mr. Thompson is a Certified Safety Professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, and a Certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Associate. He holds a Master of Science degree in Public Health from Walden University. He has served in the GSU Research Safety program since July 2008.
We look forward to a cooperative relationship with faculty and staff that fosters proactive prevention and creates a safe research environment at GSU.
Congratulations to each on their new classifications.
Sincerely,
Brenda Chapman
Associate Vice President, URSA
Georgia State University seeks to maintain the highest standards of research consistent with federal, state and local regulations in order to ensure proper treatment of human and animal subjects, address lab and biosafety issues, ensure compliance with export control regulations, as well as radiation and environmental safety.
For the university, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) promotes a culture of compliance, research integrity, and high quality research within the university community.
All research at Georgia State that involves animal subjects must be reviewed and approved in accordance with federal law and Georgia State policy.
Biosafety involves applying a combination of laboratory practices and procedures, laboratory facilities, and safety equipment when working with potentially biohazardous materials to protect laboratory personnel, research products, the environment, and public health.
Georgia State has a number of programs established to help it comply with local and federal regulations, and to ascertain the health of our student body and our campus.
Export control laws broadly describe a comprehensive series of regulations enforced by the federal government concerning the export of certain controlled technologies.
All research at Georgia State that involves human subjects must be reviewed and approved in accordance with federal law and Georgia State policy.
As the institutional official responsible for compliance and safety issues, Georgia State Vice President for Research, Robin Morris, Ph.D., has activated the Laboratory Safety Committee (LSC) for the purposes of creating and enforcing laboratory safety policy.
Georgia State is licensed to possess certain radioactive materials by the state of Georgia. The laws require that certain "Standards for Protection Against Radiation" as set forth in Georgia Department of Natural Resources "Rules and Regulations for Radioactive Materials," Chapter 391-3-17, must be enforced by persons holding such licenses.
The Research Health and Safety Program is tasked with overseeing and managing the Medical Monitoring Program for personnel with exposure to laboratory animals.