Deans are responsible for ensuring that the department chairs or academic units reporting to them understand and perform their duties with respect to their programs, which shall include at least the following:
- Provide department chairs with a written description of their laboratory safety obligations; this may be the responsibilities identified below, or such obligations may be tailored to suit the needs of the relevant academic unit with reference to the applicable University safety policies;
- Maintain current copies of departmental records related to laboratory safety as may be required by this policy and the Director of Environmental Health and Safety;
- Annually audit documentation related to laboratory safety is required by this policy and by the Director of Environmental Health and Safety to ensure that documentation is current and complete, and that copies have been transmitted to the Director of Environmental Health and Safety, as necessary; • Retain approved documentation related to variances to an applicable safety procedure;
- Work with department chairs to accomplish compliance with the department’s program for any issues that may arise that cannot be addressed consistent with the relevant academic unit’s budget authority; and
- Provide support for training Department Safety Officers, Laboratory Safety Coordinator and Responsible Persons as necessary to be competent in performing safety duties.