RESEARCH SAFETY COMMITTEE (RSC) GUIDELINES
ISC — Institutional Safety Committee
The Office of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and the Institutional Safety Committee (ISC) lead the effort to oversee and monitor campus-wide teaching, research, and service projects and activities involved with safety issues.
Contact Information: EH&S Environmental Health & Safety; x1414
RSC — Research Safety Committee
The office of Research & Graduate Studies (ORGS) and the Research Safety Committee (RSC) collaborate with EH&S and the ISC to monitor research related projects and activities involved with safety issues, especially safety issues resulted from an externally funded research project.
Contact Information: ORGS Ruxy Apostol; x7881
EFRP — Externally Funded Research Project
ORGS oversees, manages and monitors all externally funded research grants and contracts. An EFRP must have an Internal Clearance Form (ICF) submitted to the ORGS for review and approval prior to submitting a grant application to the funding agency. A project is not categorized as an EFRP without an ICF process and approved by ORGS.
Contact Information: ORGS Judi Ford; x7549
Research — Research and development (R&D) according to National Science Foundation (NSF) definitions.
Responsibilities of ISC/EH&S and RSC/ORGS| RESPONSIBILITY | DEPARTMENT | EH&S | ORGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISC and administrative support |
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na | |
| RSC and administrative support | na |
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Teaching/course projects with safety concerns |
without any research with research or EFRP |
|
na Collaborator |
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Laboratory projects with safety concerns |
without any research with research or EFRP |
|
na Collaborator |
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FGCU funded internal awards with safety concerns |
without any research with research |
|
na Collaborator |
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Faculty departmental research with safety concerns |
without any research with research or EFRP |
|
na Collaborator |
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Faculty and student self-initiated projects with safety concerns |
without any research with research or EFRP |
|
na Collaborator |
RSC Membership
Due to the wide range of scopes in different research projects and activities, RSC
members with different expertise are needed to review safety related issues involved
in different research projects or activities. Therefore, there may be more than one
RSC formed for different research projects or activities.
The Research Compliance Coordinator (RCC) of ORGS will coordinate the effort to form
an RSC by including the following members:
- The Chair of the ISC
- The Director, or designee, of EH&S
- (2) FGCU faculty with the same, or similar, research expertise
- (1) External member with the same, or similar, research expertise — Optional
- The ORGS RCC
The ORGS RCC will organize RSC meetings. ORGS will provide administrative support for RSC meetings. It is desirable that a faculty member serve as the RSC Chair, although the ORGS RCC can lead the RSC during the review process.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities
- CDC Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
- Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
- CDC Final Rule: Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents
- Agricultural Select Agents (USDA – APHIS)
- Select Agent and Toxin Exclusions
- Florida Administrative Code (Radiation Safety)
- Florida Administrative Code (Biomedical Waste)