• Send a one-line email with no subject to [email protected]

The one line of the message is: subscribe LABMNGRGROUP firstname lastname (firstname lastname are your first and last names). Delete all other content from the body of the message. 

• The listserv server will pull your email address from the FROM field of your email.
• You then should receive a confirmation request email to confirm your intention to subscribe to the listserv. Upon confirming your subscription, you will receive a welcome/acceptance message stating that your subscription request has been accepted.
  
  If you have problems, contact the Listserv Administrators: 

      Dana Smith  Dana.Smith_at_ucsf.edu

      Morgan Diolaiti  Morgan.Diolaiti_at_ucsf.edu

If you are interested in being a part of the working group and leadership team of the Lab Resource Group, please contact the current Chairs of the LMSC, Lia Banie and Emanuela Zacco, to discuss joining the LMSC Committee meetings which are held every 2 months.

Safety Training

1. ALL employees will need to take the following courses on the UC Learning Center found on MyAccess)
   1. General Laboratory Safety: Laboratory Safety for Researchers
   2. Safety and Security Training
   3. Biosafety training
   4. Bloodborne pathogen training
   5. Working with Particularly Hazardous Chemicals * (optional)
      1. Carcinogen training (only if you work with any hazardous chemicals, including Formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, and formalin, Chloroform, Dichloromethane, Formamide, Crystal Violet, Trypan Blue, β-Estradiol, IPTG)
      2. Read Control Banded Chemical SOPs and sign to verify that you understand the risks of working with these chemicals.
      3. *Make sure to read the Safety Datasheet (SDS) before you start working with any chemical in the lab.
   6. Radiation Safety (optional)
      1. Radiation safety for radioactive materials 
   7. Using Controlled Substances (optional)
      1. Controlled Substance training
      2. Sign Information on Authorized User of Controlled Substances
   8. Safe Shipping (optional)
   9. Working with human blood and human tissue (optional)
      1. Hepatitis B Consent/Declination form (only if you work with human blood and human tissues)
2. Have your PI or Lab Manager add your name to all applicable Biological Use Authorizations (BUA), Controlled Substances Use Authorizations (CSA), and Radiation Use Authorization (RUA).
3. Add your name to your PI’s Lab Hazard Assessment (LHAT) roster, certify that you are aware of all of the hazards in your lab.
4. Obtain your PPE: https://chemcentral.ucsf.edu/lab-coat-safety-eyewear-distribution

Access the poster for Waste Disposal for Research Laboratories and contact EH&S with any questions.

https://chemcentral.ucsf.edu/lab-coat-safety-eyewear-distribution

Other important PPE resources: https://ehs.ucsf.edu/PPE-program-resources

https://ehs.ucsf.edu/chemicals-approved-drain-disposal#A

Visit the Chem Central Stockrooms: https://chemcentral.ucsf.edu/stockrooms

In addition, Chemical Inventories are linked to each other on the UC Chemical website. You may be able to reach out to a lab to ask if you can borrow a chemical until yours arrives.

Most items below $5000 can be purchased via BearBuy under MyAccess. 

https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/buying-goods-and-services 

https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/transaction-and-purchasing-methods 

https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/considerations

Call (415) 514-4100 or visit the BearBuy website for help wiht BearBuy.

Go to https://myaccess.ucsf.edu page and click the BearBuy link. Quick Reference Guides and webinars for learning how to use the BearBuy procure-to-pay system can be found at https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/bearbuy-faqs

Briefly, there are three different ways of shopping:

(1) Shopping with Hosted Catalogs: containing thousands of items from preferred suppliers at University-specific pricing.

(2) Punch-outs: connecting to the supplier’s website containing contract pricing; however, the checkout will result in the products returned to BearBuy and added to the active cart.

(3) Forms, including Non-Catalog, Amount-based PO (blanket), and Payment Reques.

Shopping carts need to be assigned and approved by Finance to generate and finally send the PO. Additional Information may be found here: 

https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/buying 

The links below are references to simplify and speed approval for purchase requisitions over $10,000 which must be reviewed by SCM Procurement. Sourcing items from these suppliers, when possible, reduces the information required to create a purchase requisition as well as the subsequent review by Buyers to generate a purchase order. The listed suppliers have competitively bid systemwide agreements with the University of California; therefore, no additional justifications are needed when submitting your requisition.

General Agreements: https://www.ucop.edu/procurement-services/for-ucstaff/systemwide-contract-lists/systemwide-contract-listings.html

Life Science: https://www.ucop.edu/procurement-services/for-ucstaff/systemwide-contract-lists/life-sciences-agreements.html

Contact the IT Service Desk:

• Call the Service Desk: 415.514.4100
• IT Service Desk Chat (login required)
• Submit a Service Desk ticket (login required)

https://campuslifeserviceshome.ucsf.edu/sustainability/certifications

Take part in the ULT Freezer rebates and get a Energy Star freezers/equipment, minimize lab waste, take part in plastic/e-waste/styrofoam recycling (contact [email protected] for more information), reduce energy use and water consumption. Sustainability offers free services for power strips, timer installations, and freezer brushes ([email protected]). 

Other ways to reduce energy in your lab:

*Set your -80 Freezer to -70

*Defrost your freezers frequently

*Shut the sash on your fume hood when not in use

*Turn off or unplug equipment when not in use

https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/capital-asset-surplus-property-disposal 

https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/capital-asset-surplus-faqs

https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/gas-and-alcohol-sales and keep in mind that Logistics charges a daily rental on tanks. Records of tank inventories are on the Logistics website. Alternatively, you can buy gases (and liquid nitrogen) directly from the following companies: Airgas, Matheson Gas, Nitrogen Express, and Linde/Praxair.

https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/large-equipment-receiving-assembling-and-delivery

https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/ucsf-package-delivery-program What mail services are available at UCSF? https://supplychain.ucsf.edu/mail-services

List and contact information of Department Safety advisors can be found at https://ehs.ucsf.edu/find-your-department-safety-advisor

Information on how to deal with emergencies and how to report them can be found at 

https://hr.ucsf.edu/benefits/workers-compensation/employee-incident-protocol

The Exposure Hotline operates 24 hours daily for the provision of emergency care of acute exposures.

Call the Exposure Hotline Pager at 415-353-7842 (STIC). Call will be answered by a live operator who will connect you with the Exposure Hotline clinician.

Workplace Injury Reporting is found at HERE.

Go to https://myaccess.ucsf.edu page and click the MyExpense link. Select New → Start a Report. Fill in the requested information (Report Name, Policy, Business Purpose, Business Unit, Department ID, Expense Type are mandatory fields) and submit the Report.

Morrow Service, Burke and Herring and Nor Cal Lab Mechanics 

https://www.burkeherring.com/ 

https://morrowservice.com

https://norcallabmechanics.com/