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Laboratory Research Involving	Required Authorizations and Forms	Required Training	Required Medical Surveillance	Contacts
All Research	Chemical Hygiene Plan	Laboratory Safety		Jane Bartlett, Associate Director Laboratory Safety (323) 442-2200
Animals	Animal Resources Protocol Approval	Animal Resources Training	Annual Health Screening	Administered By The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Biohazardous Materials (bacteria, yeast, virus, fungi)	Institutional Biosafety Committee Protocol Approval IBC@caps.usc.edu			Administered by the Institutional Biosafety Committee Katie Franssen (Biosafety Officer) kfranssen@caps.usc.edu or Eddie David (Biosafety Specialist) 323-864-3187
CDC Select Agents or USDA High-risk livestock Pathogens	Institutional Biosafety Committee Protocol Approval IBC@caps.usc.edu	Training Scheduled Upon Request	As required by CDC	Administered by the Institutional Biosafety Committee Katie Franssen (Biosafety Officer) kfranssen@caps.usc.edu or Eddie David (Biosafety Specialist) 323-864-3187
Human blood, tissues, primary human/primate cell lines, body fluids, established human cell lines	Institutional Biosafety Committee Protocol Approval Exposure Control Plan	Bloodborne Pathogens Training	Hepatitis B Immunization Tuberculosis Screening	Administered by the Institutional Biosafety Committee Katie Franssen (Biosafety Officer) kfranssen@caps.usc.edu or Eddie David (Biosafety Specialist) 323-864-3187
Human subjects and donated source materials	Institutional Review Board and Institutional Biosafety Committee Protocol Approval Exposure Control Plan	Bloodborne Pathogens Training	Hepatitis B Immunization Tuberculosis Screening
Recombinant DNA (rDNA)	Institutional Biosafety Committee Protocol Approval			Administered by the Institutional Biosafety Committee Katie Franssen (Biosafety Officer) kfranssen@caps.usc.edu or Eddie David (Biosafety Specialist) 323-864-3187
DEA Chemical Precursors	Institutional Biosafety Committee Protocol Approval	Training Scheduled Upon Request		Administered by the Institutional Biosafety Committee Katie Franssen (Biosafety Officer) kfranssen@caps.usc.edu or Eddie David (Biosafety Specialist) 323-864-3187
Particularly Hazardous Substances (all carcinogens, reproductive toxins, extreme/acute toxics, explosives, pyrophorics	Hazardous Materials Management Program Chemical Inventory Database	Documented Laboratory Specific Safety Training		Jane Bartlett, Associate director Laboratory Safety (323) 442-2200 Michelle Lee Chemical Safety (323) 864-3188
Radioisotopes or radiation producing equipment	Radiation Safety Committee Permit / Protocol Approval		Dosimetry, Bioassays, and Baseline Testing as required	Delia Aquino, Radiation Safety Officer (323) 442-5428
Class III/IV Lasers	Laser Safety Registration Form	Training Scheduled Upon Request	Eye Examination	John Kwofie, Assistant RSO (323) 442-5428