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In accordance with UCLA's observance of President's Day, EH&S offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. EH&S will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.
Emergency Management and Fire will be on-call for emergencies. For all emergencies call 9-1-1 from a campus phone or (310) 825-1491 from your cell.
To report a serious injury, please call the EH&S Serious Injury Hotline (310) 825-9797.
In accordance with UCLA's observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, EH&S offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. EH&S will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.
Emergency Management and Fire will be on-call for emergency purposes only during the observance. For all emergencies call 9-1-1 from a campus phone or (310) 825-1491 from your cell.
To report a serious injury, please call the EH&S Serious Injury Hotline (310) 825-9797.
DEA Diversion Control Division Article
date: 12/14/2022
by: Alyssa Leiva, Controlled Substance Program Officer
How does the article apply to me as a DEA Researcher Registrant?
The article below applies to anyone with a DEA registration that has been approved to distribute controlled substances. In general Individuals with DEA registrations for research do not distribute materials unless they disclosed it to the DEA during their application submission or renewal.
Radiation Safety Program
Winter Holiday Service Schedule
Notice of Service Changes
In accordance with UCLA's observance of winter holidays, EH&S will observe winter break beginning Friday, December 23, 2022 and reopening fully on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. All services will be impacted. No visitors will be able to access the office during the closure; please plan accordingly.
In accordance with UCLA's observance of Thanksgiving, EH&S offices will be closed on Thursday, November 24, 2022 and Friday, November 25, 2022. EH&S will resume normal operating hours on Monday, November 28, 2022.
Emergency Management and Fire will be on-call for emergency purposes only during the observance. For all emergencies call 9-1-1 from a campus phone or (310) 825-1491 from your cell.
To report a serious injury, please call the EH&S Serious Injury Hotline (310) 825-9797.
In accordance with UCLA's observance of Veterans Day, EH&S offices will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2022 and will resume normal operating hours on Monday, November 14, 2022.
Emergency Management and Fire will be on-call for emergency purposes only during the closure. For all emergencies call 9-1-1 from a campus phone or (310) 825-1491 from your cell.
To report a serious injury, please call the EH&S Serious Injury Hotline (310) 825-9797.
L.A. City S.A.F.E Collection Center at UCLA
LA Sanitation (LASAN) has established programs for Los Angeles City and L.A. County residents to safely dispose of their household hazardous waste (HHW) and electronic waste (E-waste). These wastes can be dropped off at permanent collection sites known as S.A.F.E. Centers or mobile collection events located throughout the City of Los Angeles.
AS OF 12/7/22: Updated ABC Posters will no longer be available at medical waste accumulation sites. If you need an updated ABC poster, please pick them up from EHS Office (Strathmore 4th floor), Radiation Hot Lab (CHS A6-060C), and Young Hall 1217.
If you work in a lab environment, be sure to check out the latest news from EH&S Research Safety, or, read it here:
EH&S Training is Moving to Conference Rooms 124C and 157
To access the room: exit the building and turn right, entering the transportation lobby
- What is diversion?
- Definition
Drug diversion is "the illegal distribution or abuse of prescription drugs or their use for purposes not intended by the prescriber.
See details of our ChemTags program, created to keep you safe and organized as you work in a lab environment.
In accordance with UCLA's observance of Independence Day, EH&S offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. EH&S will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.
Emergency Management and Fire will be on-call for emergency purposes only during the closure. For all emergencies call 9-1-1 from a campus phone or (310) 825-1491 from your cell.
To report a serious injury, please call the EH&S Serious Injury Hotline (310) 825-9797.
LHAT users please note:
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Schedules of Controlled Substances: Removal of Fenfluramine From Control
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-19/pdf/2022-15335.pdf
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Do you work with research animals and anesthetic gas?
California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) and the UCLA EH&S Respiratory Protection Program requires that all users of respiratory protection complete an annual medical evaluation questionnaire, which can now be completed through this respirator questionnaire portal.
What you need to know:
If you work in a lab environment, be sure to check out the latest news from EH&S Research Safety, or, read it here:
