Safety and Environmental Overview

Functions

• Principal staff advisor to the Command on Safety & Occupational Health matters.
• Formulates and establishes Command safety policies and procedures.
• Manages the USAMRMC Biological, Chemical Surety, Radiation Protection, and System Safety Management programs.
• Reviews/coordinates intramural and extramural contracts for compliance with Army regulations.
• Career program manager for safety and occupational health professionals.
• Conducts site visits and advises unit commanders on laboratory safety.

Regulations, Policies & Requirements

• Safety Requirements

  for Contracts, Grants and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements

  • Facility Safety Plan

    The Safety Office no longer requires Facility Safety Plans that were covered under regulatory requirements 32 CFR 326.16(c). 32 CFR Parts 326 and 327 were removed on December 8, 2006.

• Regulations & Policies

  • Applicable Safety Regulations and Policies (see also Other Links below)

Resources for Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Attention: External Activities Program
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
(404) 639-4418
http://www.cdc.gov/

National Institutes of Health

Attention: Division of Safety
Bethesda, Maryland 20205
(301) 496-1357
http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/

U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
200 Constitution Avenue
1-800-321-OSHA (6742)
http://www.osha.gov/html/Feed_Back.html

Other Links

• Sample Environmental Awareness Training Slides (12 MB)
• U.S. Army Safety Center
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• BMBL (Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories,
  4th Edition, HHS Publication No. CDC 93-8395)
• Laboratory Safety & MSDS information:
  • MSDS's on the Internet
  • Biological Safety
• Recombinant DNA and Gene Transfer Information, NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities