Environment, Health & Safety

The new Controlled Substances Training is now available on Worksafe, with Course Code RAD-CTRLS. 

This training is a requirement for all authorized users working with controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Program. Completion is required by December 31, 2021.
 

Resources:

Recently, a number of email notifications regarding the COVID-19 Return to Working on Campus training were sent to supervisors in error. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience they may have caused in the process. Please know that we are troubleshooting the problem and have temporarily discontinued notifications for the CHR-LMS until it is resolved.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we work through the issue.

Our office is open Mon-Tues 9am to 3pm for material pick-up and drop off.

To schedule an appointment, please email controlledsubstances@ehs.ucla.edu. 

Virtual inspections will be scheduled to audit your Controlled Substance Use Authorization (CSUA). This will help us prepare for unannounced DEA inspections.

EH&S will be closed beginning Saturday, December 19, 2020 and reopening on Monday, January 4, 2021. All services will be impacted. No visitors will be able to access the office during the closure; please plan accordingly.
 

To ensure that researchers are prepared for unannounced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) inspections, the Controlled Substances Program will be auditing researchers who have controlled substances in their inventory. These inspections will be conducted virtually over Zoom.

Researchers will be contacted one month prior to their scheduled inspection via email.

How to prepare for the inspection:

For those across campus using 3-D printers, Research Safety has created a reference document that covers safety guidelines for various printers, associated hazards, and suggested controls to mitigate hazards. You can access the PDF here.  

Questions? Please contact chemsafety@ehs.ucla.edu

UCLA will close Thursday, November 26, 2020 and Friday, November 27, 2020, with plans to reopen on Monday, November 30, 2020. 

The Controlled Substance Program will be closed during this time.

The last day to place orders, before the Thanksgiving holiday, is 11/20/2020 by noon. Ordering will resume 11/30/2020.

• We are limiting our open office hours through March 2021. If you would like to schedule a meeting, you can visit our Virtual Office Hours website. 

• We will only be processing orders once a week and will notify via email when available for pick-up. 
• For information on drug shortages check the 

2022 April- DEA Requiring Online Submission Applications and Renewals

2022 April- Placement of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine (DOC) in Schedule I

Final Rules, Proposed Rules - October 6, 2020

Temporary Rule: Extension of Temporary Placement of N-Ethylpentylone in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (August 27, 2020)

• We are limiting our office hours through Jan. 15, 2021. If you need to meet with us, please schedule an appointment by emailing controlledsubstances@ehs.ucla.edu. 

• We will notify you when you material arrives and arrange a time for you to pick it up or deliver.

• We will only be processing orders once a week on Tuesday.

Final Rules, Proposed Rules - July 29, 2020

Federal Register Notice

Alert - Extortion Scam Targeting DEA Registrants - July 28, 2020

Extortion Scam Targeting DEA Registrants

EH&S Radiation Safety would like to remind you that that the Radiation Use Authorization in SafetyNet is now live. The new RUA replaces the submission process previously managed by UCLA EH&S. 

The UCLA Emergency PPE Supply Store is brought to you in collaboration with the Campus Procurement Office, Facilities Management (FM), and Mail, Document & Distribution Services.

• Currently, we are limiting our office hours. Please schedule an appointment if you need to speak with us. 

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DEA COVID-19 Information

In an effort to facilitate continuous patient care during quickly changing scenarios that are arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, DEA has issued several exceptions to its regulations.  One of these exceptions pertains to the “five percent” rule.

If your research activity is affected by the temporary COVID-19 shutdown, please see the Laboratory Ramp Down Checklist for tasks related to waste management, research materials, physical hazards and more. 
Please contact UCLA Environment, Health & Safety or laboratorysafety@ehs.ucla.edu with questions about how to secure hazards or safely suspend research operations in your laboratory.

• We are limiting our office hours until May 1, 2020. If you need to meet with us, please schedule an appointment. 

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