{"id":41901,"date":"2023-03-01T13:04:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T18:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?page_id=41901"},"modified":"2025-01-29T12:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T17:27:38","slug":"about-rohp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/ethics-compliance\/safety\/rohp\/about-rohp\/","title":{"rendered":"About ROHP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ROHP promotes a culture of safety by working closely with Environmental Health &amp; Safety, leadership at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), and other research-related support services. It makes use of comprehensive best practices to perform medical surveillance, workplace risk assessments, biosafety and agent training, and clinical occupational health services led by board-certified occupational medicine and infectious disease physicians.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"population-served\">Population Served<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ROHP serves BU and Boston Medical Center (BMC) laboratory researchers and those who support those research laboratories. Its client population includes faculty, staff, students, and sometimes visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain biological agents and other materials used in research labs have distinct hazards and\/or special occupational health requirements. Researchers and other staff who handle animals, biological agents, or viable samples from animals and humans must be medically cleared by ROHP before handling the animal or materials. For these reasons, ROHP is the primary occupational healthcare provider for the following groups:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEIDL<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Animal Science Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers at BU or BMC BSL 2, 3, or 4 research laboratories listed on an IBC or IACUC protocol<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental Health &amp; Safety staff<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific SCUBA divers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"services\">Services<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researcher pre-placement and fitness to work evaluations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immunizations and screenings for researchers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research work hazard identification<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Animal allergy screening<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reproductive counseling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training programs specific to laboratory and research hazards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respirator medical screening, for those who need to wear a respirator<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liaison with Boston Public Health Commission and the MA Department of Health for any reportable exposures, injuries or illnesses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-the-job injury\/exposure care for researchers:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immediate first aid<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow-up care for work-related injuries and illnesses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordination of care and referrals to specialists<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordination of post-injury return to work<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/ethics-compliance\/safety\/rohp\/\" class=\"button button-primary\">View Our Webpage<\/a>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"general-contact-information\">General Contact Information<\/h2>\n<p><span><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:rohp@bu.edu\">rohp@bu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone:&nbsp;<\/strong>617-358-7647<br \/>\n<strong>Fax:&nbsp;<\/strong>617-977-8788<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><br \/>\nResearch Occupational Health Program (ROHP)<br \/>\nBoston University Medical Campus<br \/>\n72 E. Concord Street, Evans Bldg., Room 825<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02118<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Upon entering the BU School of Medicine, there will be a Peet&#8217;s Coffee directly in front of you and a Public Safety Officer to the right of Peet&#8217;s. Please take your immediate corridor on the right (pictures lining the wall) and follow approximately three-quarters of the way until you come to a brick wall on the right and signs for the Evans elevators. Please take either elevator to the 8th floor and follow the sings to ROHP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Office Hours:<\/strong><br \/>\nMonday &#8211; Friday, 8:00 am &#8211; 4:30 pm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROHP promotes a culture of safety by working closely with Environmental Health &amp; Safety, leadership at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), and other research-related support services. 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