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The Radiological and Environmental Management
(REM) Department serves the university community
in the areas of radiation safety, chemical safety,
biological safety, health hazard evaluation, hazardous
materials management, fire protection maintenance,
and safety compliance. Working in cooperation with
the Hazards Oversight, Radiation Safety, Chemical
Management, Laser Safety, Institutional Review Board
(Human Subjects) Purdue Animal Care and Use and Institutional
Biosafety Committees, REM helps ensure compliance
with university policy and procedure and governmental
rules, regulations, and guidelines related to health,
safety, and the environment through the Integrated
Safety Program (ISP). The ISP rewards active participation
in safety by indemnification from regulatory fines
outlined in Executive Memorandum C-36, www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/facilities_lands/c_36.html.
Before initiating any work with radioactive materials
or radiation-producing devices, approval must be obtained
from the Radiation Safety Committee through REM. REM
provides for the acquisition of radioactive materials
and disposal of radioactive waste, calibration of survey
instruments, routine contamination surveys of facilities,
training of radioisotope and radiation-producing device
users, personnel monitoring and consultation in the
area of radiation protection, and use of radioactive
material.
For assistance with the various hazardous material
regulations, REM provides support in the recognition,
evaluation, and control of physical, chemical, and
biological hazards in the work environment. REM administers
the Hazard Communication Program also known as Right-to-Know,
the Chemical Hygiene Plan for laboratories, the indoor
air quality program, the confined space program and
the respiratory protection program. In addition, REM
can provide technical assistance with heat stress recognition
and avoidance, ventilation concerns, noise exposure,
and hazardous materials exposure.
REM is responsible for routine safety inspections
of buildings and grounds, ergonomics, safety training,
safety at student events, and worker compensation and
general liability investigations. REM also assists
departments in forming safety committees and facilitating
their involvement in safety-related issues.
REM provides for chemical, biological, and other hazardous
material disposal, and assists waste generators in
compliance with waste regulations. Additionally, the
group provides safety and regulatory training, consultation,
and audits supporting safe management of hazardous
materials including off-campus shipments; pesticide
management; and the safe handling, use, and storage
of hazardous and reactive materials. Lastly, REM provides
hazardous material spill response services.
REM is responsible for safety issues related to biologically
hazardous materials. This includes programs for bloodborne
pathogens, tuberculosis awareness, food safety, public
health, potable water, DEA controlled substances, and
biohazards. In addition, REM manages the Institutional
Biosafety Committee Office, which reviews research
protocol applications for the use of recombinant material,
unfixed human fluids and tissues, select agents, and
Class II or above biohazardous agents.
REM is responsible for health and safety at multi-employer
worksites, as well as asbestos and lead abatement in
University-owned facilities.
For information and service, call 49-46371 or visit
us online at www.purdue.edu/rem.
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