General biosafety training is required by all individuals conducting research on the UNMC/UNO campuses that involve biohazardous materials.
Biohazardous waste, also called infectious waste or biomedical waste, is any waste containing infectious materials or potentially infectious substances.
Find links to Biosafety resources, guidelines and references.
Find the right person to contact in our department to answer your questions or concerns.
Use this form to report a safety concern or an incident. If there is an emergency or an incident happening now, call Public Safety at 402-559-5555 or call 911 immediately.
UNMC employees, students, and volunteers are required to complete a UNMC Incident Report for all accidents/incidents involving injury.
We offer a list of contacts for biosafety concerns. If you are concerned for the immediate health and safety of yourself or others, please contact Public Safety Dispatch at 402-559-5555 or go to the Emergency Department for care.
Chemical safety training courses focus on training individuals how to safely handle and store chemicals.
Find information from fact sheets and safety data sheets to safety plans and policies.
Learn how to provide information to emergency response personnel through chemical inventories and signs for laboratory doors.
To meet the EPA regulations of chemical labeling, templates are available to individuals to print and use within their laboratories.
Our Hazardous Material Fact Sheets provide a quick reference to guide as you generate and dispose of these items.
UNMC and Nebraska Medicine complies with regulations of several federal agencies regarding the shipment and transport of hazardous materials and dangerous goods.
Learn about our timeline and actions for complying with the EPA's new rule on the use of Methylene Chloride.
We provide pick-ups for batteries and chemical and radiation waste.
To assist emergency response teams, we provide laboratory signs based on inventories and worksheets submitted to us.
We have developed a variety of laboratory safety resources to assist research laboratories to be in compliance with federal, state and university requirements.
The UNMC Lab Safety Manual guides lab leaders and research teams in the evaluation and control of chemical and physical hazards.
Lab safety audits are conducted on an annual basis and scheduled through our department.
Safety training is the process of educating individuals about potential hazards, safe practices, emergency procedures and guidelines for maintaining a safe working environment.
This resource is available to employees through the UNMC intranet.
Department representatives are available to hear concerns and share them with the committee for recommendations.
The UNMC Safety program includes the development and maintenance of an effective, written Injury, Illness and Prevention Program.
Find employee health and other requirements for employees who will work with animals.
Find help with work stations and work sites to increase productivity and enhance safety, health and comfort with a specific focus on the interaction between the human and equipment.
Find resources for common causes of indoor air quality complaints, the steps taken in response, and tips for avoiding the problems.
The purpose of the medical surveillance program is to evaluate the health of employees related to their potential occupational exposures to hazardous agents.
Find information about requirements for the use of lasers and laser systems at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine.
Find forms and other resources for those at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine working with ionizing radiation.
Radiation Safety training requirements are based upon worker category type. For most workers, initial and annual refresher training are required.
Find resources to support safety in research involving radioactive materials and radiation-generating machines at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine.
Submit this form to request a pickup of radiation waste at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine.
The rules and procedures set forth in our Radiation Safety Manual have one single, straightforward purpose—to protect UNMC patients, employees, and the public against unnecessary and potentially harmful radiation exposure. Link will open a PDF.
If you are concerned for the immediate health and safety of yourself or others, please contact Public Safety Dispatch at 402-559-5555 or go to the Emergency Department for care.
Biosafety Officer
Phone: 402-559-6356
Associate Biosafety Officer
Phone: 402-559-8277
Senior Biosafety Officer
Phone: 402-559-7774
IBC Administrator II
Phone: 402-836-9403
IBC Chair
Phone: 402-559-3074