Directors and chairs are responsible for developing their own internal procedures to ensure that labs are not vacated and left in an unsafe condition. Hazardous Materials Management or Radiation Safety, or both, will schedule an inspection of the old and new areas in advance of the move. New lab spaces will be inspected for compatibility with the intended research operations and any safety deficiencies will be identified. Radioactive Materials Exiting existing labs and set up of new labs for radioactive materials use must be approved by the Radiation Safety office as specified in the UK Radiation Safety Manual. Authorized users of radioactive materials must contact the Radiation Safety office for an inspection one week before the anticipated move or closure date.
Authorized users are responsible for correcting any problems identified during the inspection.
Hazardous Materials Management can consult on the clean up process. Hazardous waste and any unneeded chemicals that are suitable for redistribution to other users will be picked up by Hazardous Materials Management before departure of the responsible individual. Unusable chemicals must be ticketed as hazardous waste. Lab directors, faculty members and principal investigators are responsible for appropriately disposing of infectious material and decontaminating their areas of responsibility prior to departure.