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Application to Use Radioactive Material

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Application to Use Radioactive Material

To work with radioactive material at the University at Buffalo, you must fill out one of two types of an applications:

• If your are a principal investigator of a research project involving radioactive materials, and/or qualified individuals responsible for supervising radioactive materials use by associate users or students in laboratories, please complete an "Application for Principal Investigator Authorization" (form RMA-1 & RMA-1a).

  Request a copy of the Campus Radioactive Materials Safety Manual (online version here) This manual specifies practices to aid radioisotope users in recognizing situations before hazards or violations actually occur. Each individual who uses radioactive material at the University at Buffalo must follow the procedures in this manual.

  After review and approval of the application, a "Radioactive Materials Authorization" is issued to a Principal Investigator detailing the location, types and amounts of radioactive materials allowed, those associate investigators approved to work in the lab and any other special conditions.

• If you are an individual (technician, faculty or staff) working under the supervision of and directly responsible to a Principal Investigator, please complete the "Application for Associate Investigator Authorization" (form RMA-2).

Please note that individuals under the age of 18 cannot be regularly employed in a radiation area or in an area where radioactive material is handled or stored.

Return application forms to: EH&S Radiation Safety, 14 Parker Hall, South Campus