Hazardous Agents Form
The Hazardous Agents Form must be submitted and approved
before you can use the agents on your AUP. The form contains
all of the information that the Safety Manager requires to ensure
that the agents are stored, administered, and disposed of safely.
Creating the HAF
Go to AUPs > ACC Documents > Hazardous Agent Form (HAF)
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Select the principal investigator, contact person for
this form, and AUP.
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If the the work at TCP involves chemical or
pharmaceutical agents, select Yes. The panel will expand and
you have the option of adding a new or existing agent.
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Select Add Existing and search for agent you want to
use. You can search by name or CAS Number. If you find the
agent, click on the Add to HAF link. If you have
multiple existing agents that need to be added to the AUP you
can add them all at the same time. When you are done, click
the Close button at the top left of the page.
If the agent you want to use is not in the LIMS system
already, click the Add New button.
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Enter the required information (denoted by a red
asterisk). If an existing agent was selected, some fields will
be pre-populated and not editable.
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If the the work at TCP involves biological agents,
select Yes. The panel will expand and you have the option of
adding a new or existing agent.
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Select Add Existing and search for agent you want to
use. You can search by name or CAS Number. If you find the
agent, click on the Add to HAF link. If you have
multiple existing agents that need to be added to the AUP you
can add them all at the same time. When you are done, click
the Close button at the top left of the page.
If the agent you want to use is not in the LIMS system
already, click the Add New button.
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Enter the required information (denoted by a red
asterisk). If an existing agent was selected, some fields will
be pre-populated and not editable.
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If the the work at TCP involves radioactive agents,
select Yes. The panel will expand and you have the option of
adding a new or existing agent.
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Select Add Existing and search for agent you want to
use. You can search by name. If you find the agent, click on
the Add to HAF link. If you have multiple existing
agents that need to be added to the AUP you can add them all
at the same time. When you are done, click the Close button at
the top left of the page.
If the agent you want to use is not in the LIMS system
already, click the Add New button.
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Enter the required information (denoted by a red
asterisk). If an existing agent was selected, some fields will
be pre-populated and not editable.
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Enter any additonal comments that you think would be
helpful for the safety officer.
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Click the Save Draft button to save the form. You can do this
after each agent is added. The form will not be submitted
until you click the Submit button.
Submitting the HAF
Click on the Submit button to submit the HAF for review.
The contact person and ACC Co-ordinator will be notified that
the form was submitted.
Reviewing the HAF (for TCP Staff only)
To view the HAF, navigate to View AUP > ACC Submissions or
AUPs > Pending ACC Submissions and click on
the view link for the form.
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Enter any comments in the Administation > Admin
Comments section.
When all of the comments are entered, click the Notify
Revisions Required button. The contact person will be notified
that changes to the form are required before it can be
approved.
Responding to Review Comments
To view the HAF, navigate to View AUP > ACC Submissions or
Regulations > Pending ACC Submissions and click on the view link
for the form.
Based on the comments in the Administation > Admin
Comments section, update the form.
When all of the revisions are entered, click the
Re-Submit button. The contact person and ACC Co-ordinator will
be notified that the form was re-submitted.
Approval and AUP Updates (for TCP Staff only)
Once the HAF has been approved and the HARF has been sent
to the AUP's principal investigator, the AUP can be updated with
the hazardous agents.
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If there are any hazardous agents specified on the form
that are not currently in LIMS, click on the Create button for
the agent. The hazardous agent will be created in LIMS along
with the corresponding SDS (if applicable).
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Click on the link for the new agent and add any
corresponding SOPs.
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If there are any new hazardous agents specified on the
form that are already in LIMS, click on the Replace button and
select the existing agent that the lab should be using.
Click the Approve button in the Administration section.
The contact person and ACC Co-ordinator will be notified that
the form was approved.
Click the Update AUP button to add the agents
to the AUP.
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Navigate the to AUP's Hazardous Agents tab and attach
the HARF.
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