The Research Safety Committee functions as the Institution's:
- Biohazard Safety Committee
- Radiation Safety Committee
- Laboratory Safety Committee
The Research Safety Committee is advisory to the Vice President of Research and Innovation, and in collaboration with the Chemical Control Centre has the responsibility of establishing and enforcing the University's Research Safety Programs. These programs encompass the procedures for ordering, usage, handling, monitoring, storage, training and disposal of radioactive (X-ray and Lasers included), biological and chemical materials.
The Committee works in conjunction with the Chemical Control Centre to formulate and enforce the policies necessary to ensure the University is in compliance with guidelines and regulations outlined by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Health Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), The Ministry of Environment, and all applicable Federal, Provincial and municipal legislation.
The goal of the Research Safety Committee is to develop policies and procedures that ensure safe research and teaching practices involving radioactive, biological and chemical materials. It also aims to ensure such policies and procedures are followed across campus to protect faculty, staff, students, and the environment from potential exposures and accidents. These goals are managed through personnel qualification training, control of occupational and public exposures, and by planning for unusual situations.