Hi Stefan,
Please see responses from Stanford University below.
Sincerely,
Mary Dougherty, Chemical Hygiene Officer
Stanford University
480 Oak Road
Stanford, CA
94305-8007
From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Wawzyniecki Jr, Stefan
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:35 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED..CORNELL.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Laboratory Inspections
A few questions asked by our Administration:
1. What is the frequency of EH&S –led laboratory inspections for those of you in large academic research institutions? 4-10 risk based quality assurance visits per lab/year from various EH&S disciplines depending on lab operations
2. # of EHS staff whose primary role is inspections? 6 Safety & Compliance Advisors (plus staff in other EH&S technical groups (e.g., HP, Biosafety, Fire Safety)
3. Are Individual PI’s or Departments required to inspect their labs? Yes, PIs or their designate are required to conduct self-inspections. How often? Quarterly for general laboratory inspections [+ specialty self inspections as appropriate (e.g., quarterly health physics, quarterly select agent toxins, quarterly controlled substances, monthly for chemical storage areas, weekly for waste accumulation areas.]
Thanks,
-Stefan Wawzyniecki, CIH, CHMM
NRCC-CHO
UCONN