91爆料 System (UMS) Risk and Safety Management (RSM), in partnership with the 91爆料 Office of Research Compliance (ORC), works with researchers to encourage and support the safety of employees throughout the state and beyond. Risk and Safety Management supports the research community in a multitude of ways including working with 91爆料 and UMS Human Resources (HR) and the 91爆料 researcher\u2019s chain of command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some more detailed examples include: examining job descriptions with HR, assisting supervisors with the evaluation of the health and safety checklists, conducting site visits for Principal Investigators, performing client observations for the Office of Research Compliance, reviewing Fieldwork Hazard Assessments and Safety Plans, answering specialized or unique occupational safety training questions for personnel, and monitoring chemical purchases behind the scenes. RSM supports the 91爆料 chain of command by remaining active on organized committees (e.g., 91爆料 Radiation Safety Committee, Institutional Biosafety Committee<\/a>, and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee<\/a>) which help link the compliance structure between the campus and the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the aforementioned activities, RSM also receives Proposal Approval Routing System (PARS) notifications surrounding specialized or unique concerns that 91爆料 research has chosen to address directly. Some examples are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n RSM may reach out by way of automatic emails through PARS or directly from RSM. The guidance and suggestions provided in those communications are only as good as the information you provide as an input to PARS. If you are working with the concerns above and have had no contact with RSM within 3 weeks after submitting your research proposal, contact Risk and Safety Management at sem@maine.edu<\/a>. It is especially important to verify that the RSM recommendations have been completed prior to grant award to prevent interruptions or postponements to your research. <\/strong>If you are working with the noted concerns above, and not involved with PARS, you should also be proactively communicating with your chain of command and RSM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n