US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH MATERIAL COMMAND GRANT APPLICATIONS

CERTIFICATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

PROCEDURE FOR RWJMS FACULTY

As part of its granting process, the U.S. Army Medical Research Materiel Command (MRMC) requires that the Safety Office sign a “Certificate of Environmental Compliance (CEC)" certifying that  hazards described in the proposal have been identified, eliminated, and/or controlled in such a manner to provide for a safe research laboratory environment. EOHSS will email the lab a signed certificate in pdf format after ensuring that any outstanding safety deficiencies have been corrected and that personnel are up-to-date with training. A checklist (MS Word) (pdf) must be completed and faxed to EOHSS at 732-235-9371 or emailed to Scott Finkernagel at finkersw@umdnj.edu to initiate the process.

The Principal Investigator must also sign and submit an Assurance statement to MRMC that he/she shall adhere to the institutional safety and occupational health program policies and procedures, and a statement that the Principal Investigator is responsible and liable for all aspects of safety and occupational health specific to research protocol.

If you have any questions, phone Scott at x5-9370 or call the main EOHSS phone number at x5-4058.