Research Compliance and Safety

• Policy

  Administration Of Drugs and Experimental Compounds in Mice and Rats (IACUC)

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Policy

  Authority of the Attending Veterinarian (IACUC)

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Guidelines

  Biosafety Guidance for Inactivated SARS‐CoV‐2

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Guidelines

  Blood Collection Guidelines

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research

  Last Modified: 11/18/2021
• Guidelines

  BU Guidelines on Potential Pandemic Pathogens Care and Oversight (P3CO) in Research

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Policy

  BU Research Compliance Policy on Acquisition and Documentation of Post-Mortem Human Samples

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Guidelines

  Construction/Renovation Safety Program

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety
• Procedure

  Demolition, Renovation, and Lead

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety | Office of Research | Research Compliance
• Plan

  EH&S Campus and Clinical Management Plan

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 12/19/2015
• Procedure

  Expense Review Procedure

  Responsible Office(s): Post Award Financial Operations | Sponsored Programs
• Procedure

  Export Control Process and Policies

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Procedure

  Facilities and Administrative Costs and Analysis

  Responsible Office(s): Post Award Financial Operations | Sponsored Programs
• Guide

  Guidance on Data Security for Boston University Medical Campus Researchers

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Policy

  HIPAA Health Care Providers Policies Appendix A: Contacts

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 01/19/2024
• Guide

  HIPAA Information for Charles River Campus Researchers

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for BU HIPAA Components: Policy 8, HIPAA Security Program

  Responsible Office(s): Information Security

  Last Modified: 12/18/2025
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for Healthcare Providers at Covered Components: Introduction – HIPAA at Boston University

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 11/01/2018
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for Healthcare Providers at Covered Components: Policy 10, Documentation and Retention

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 03/11/2025
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for Healthcare Providers at Covered Components: Policy 11, Exceptions

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 11/01/2018
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for Healthcare Providers at Covered Components: Policy 12, Definitions

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 11/01/2018
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for Healthcare Providers at Covered Components: Policy 2, Individual Responsibilities for Safeguarding PHI

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 09/20/2024
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for Healthcare Providers at Covered Components: Policy 3 – Using PHI in Treatment, for Payment and for Health Care Operations; Business Associates

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 11/26/2024
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for Healthcare Providers at Covered Components: Policy 4, Uses Required or Permitted by Law; Prohibited Uses of PHI

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 11/01/2018
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for Healthcare Providers at Covered Components: Policy 5, Situations in which Authorizations and Attestations are Necessary

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 12/10/2024
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for Healthcare Providers at Covered Components: Policy 6, Individuals’ Rights under HIPAA

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 03/30/2026
• Policy

  HIPAA Policies for Healthcare Providers at Covered Components: Policy 7, Breaches

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 03/11/2025
• Policy

  HIPAA Policy Manual – Privacy and Security of Protected Health Information for BU HIPAA Components

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Healthcare Compliance and Health Information Privacy

  Last Modified: 12/11/2025
• Procedure

  Human Subjects Process and Policies

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Procedure

  Institutional Animal Care and Use (IACUC) Process and Policies

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research | Research Compliance
• Procedure

  Institutional Biosafety Committee Process and Policies

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Policy

  Interactions with Industry by Faculty/Clinicians at the Boston University School of Medicine

  Responsible Office(s): Office of the Dean School of Medicine

  Last Modified: 08/14/2016
• Policy

  IRB Member and Consultant Conflict of Interest Policy

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Policy

  Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Policy

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Policy

  Patents (see Intellectual Property Policy)

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Policy

  Policy on Participation in Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance | Research Security
• Resource

  Property Management: A Central Resource for Movable Capital Equipment

  Responsible Office(s): Office of the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
• Resource

  Property Management: Order Capital Equipment

  Responsible Office(s): Office of the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
• Policy

  Radiation Safety Process and Policies

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety | Office of Research
• Policy

  Research Animal Care and Use Process and Policies

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Procedure

  Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP)

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Procedure

  Responsible Conduct of Research Process

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Policy

  Roadside Worker Safety

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety
• Procedure

  Scientific Diving and Small Boat Safety

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance

Clinical Safety

• Guidelines

  Biological Waste Management Guidelines

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Policy

  BMC Emergency Eyewash and Safety Showers

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Guidelines

  EH&S Chemical Waste Management Guide

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research | Research Compliance
• Instructions and Forms

  Emergency Instructions

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research

  Last Modified: 06/28/2016
• Plan

  Environmental and Waste Management Plan

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety | Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 03/01/2014
• Procedure

  Injury and Accident Reporting

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 08/08/2016
• Guidelines

  Lab Equipment Dryer/Oven/Washer Safety Guidelines

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research | Research Compliance
• Policy

  Laboratory Decontamination and Decommissioning

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 10/24/2011
• Resource

  Laboratory Waste Disposal Overview

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety
• Guide

  Protective Equipment Guidance

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Procedure

  Radioactive Waste

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety
• Guide

  Safety Equipment Guidance

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 07/22/2016
• Procedure

  Spills

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety | Office of Research
• Procedure

  Weekly Eyewash Station Flushing

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

Laboratory Safety

• Guide

  Acutely Toxic ‘P-listed’ Hazardous Chemical Waste Guidance

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Guidelines

  Autoclave Safety Guidelines

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Resource

  Biological Agents with Potential to Cause Laboratory Acquired Infection (LAI)

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Guidelines

  Biological Waste Management Guidelines

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Manual

  Biosafety Manual

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Policy

  BMC Emergency Eyewash and Safety Showers

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Guidelines

  Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) Treatment

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 12/03/2008
• Plan

  Chemical Hygiene Plan

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research | Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 06/01/2023
• Plan

  Comprehensive Risk-Based Laboratory Inspection Program

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Policy

  Containment Levels for Chemical Administration in Animals

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety | Office of Research

  Last Modified: 07/03/2017
• Policy

  Door Placarding

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research
• Guidelines

  EH&S Chemical Waste Management Guide

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research | Research Compliance
• Policy

  EH&S Visitor Policy

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 07/22/2016
• Instructions and Forms

  Emergency Instructions

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research

  Last Modified: 06/28/2016
• Guidelines

  Enhanced Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2+) Guidance

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research

  Last Modified: 11/22/2021
• Plan

  Environmental and Waste Management Plan

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety | Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 03/01/2014
• Plan

  Exposure Control Plan (ECP)

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety | Office of Research

  Last Modified: 01/01/2016
• Procedure

  Extended Leave from Laboratories

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research | Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 07/08/2016
• Guidelines

  Guidance for Laboratory Relocation of Hazardous Materials

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research | Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 07/10/2016
• Guidelines

  Hazard Communication

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research | Post Award Financial Operations | Sponsored Programs

  Last Modified: 07/08/2016
• Procedure

  Injury and Accident Reporting

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 08/08/2016
• Guidelines

  Lab Equipment Dryer/Oven/Washer Safety Guidelines

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research | Research Compliance
• Procedure

  Lab Specific SOPs

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 07/22/2016
• Policy

  Laboratory Compliance Policy

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety
• Policy

  Laboratory Decontamination and Decommissioning

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 10/24/2011
• Manual

  Laser Safety Manual

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety | Research Compliance
• Resource

  Memo: COVID-19 Planning Information for Labs

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Policy

  Personnel Suitability and Reliability Policy National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 09/17/2014
• Policy

  Policy on Maintenance and Certification of Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs)

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 01/31/2023
• Policy

  Policy on Minors in Laboratories

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 02/21/2017
• Guide

  Protective Equipment Guidance

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance
• Plan

  Research Safety Management Plan

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 03/01/2014
• Procedure

  Safe Work Practices

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 07/22/2016
• Instructions and Forms

  Safety Data Sheets

  Responsible Office(s): Research Compliance

  Last Modified: 07/22/2016
• Guide

  Safety Equipment Guidance

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 07/22/2016
• Procedure

  Security Guidance

  Responsible Office(s): Office of Research

  Last Modified: 07/22/2016
• Manual

  Small Boat Safety Manual

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 08/01/2016
• Policy

  Tamoxifen Treatment in Animals

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety

  Last Modified: 07/01/2016
• Guidelines

  TSCA Chemical Import Guidelines

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety
• Procedure

  Weekly Eyewash Station Flushing

  Responsible Office(s): Environmental Health & Safety