Re: Question for University RSOs

[Esmeralda Party <partye@rockvax.rockefeller.edu>]

Mary Beth Taormina wrote:
>I'm trying to get information about universities
>that have affiliated biotechnology
>facilities/parks/groups, etc. ....  For
>those of you who are familiar with this situation,
>how have you handled radioactive materials
>licensing?  Do you require the incubator companies
>to have their own separate license, or do they
>operate under the university's license?  

At Rockefeller University (RU), any group that rents space within campus
falls under the safety umbrella of the University.  Radioisotopes are
ordered through the RU license and the labs must abide by RU policies.  They
receive the same services that the RU labs receive, i.e., dosimeters, survey
meter calibration, collection of waste, etc.  This arangement has worked
very well.

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Esmeralda Party
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Laboratory Safety & Environmental Health
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