Chemical Hygiene Plan - Queensborough Community College ...

Food and Drug Administration
Food (exception of most meat and poultry - these are regulated by the USDA), drugs, biologics,
cosmetics, medical devices, and electronic products that emit radiation being imported or offered
for import into the United States are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.
16.8 Hypodermic Syringes and Needles
All users of hypodermic syringes and needles must comply with New York City Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) regulations and are responsible for appropriate
procurement, storage, and distribution.
• All non-medical and non-veterinary use of syringes and needles (e.g., teaching, research)
require a DOHMH Certificate of Need. Generally, individual academic departments at
CUNY possess Certificates that cover all members within the respective department
(please consult with your administrative manager or department chair).
• The P.I. or supervisor of the laboratory or work area should assign an individual (i.e.,
custodian) who is responsible for the storage, security, and maintaining records of
purchases and distribution.
• Individual users are responsible for securing hypodermic syringes and needles not in use
in a locked drawer or cabinet, and maintaining a written log of use and distribution.
• Follow the guidelines for disposal in one of the waste segregation and disposal tables.
XVII. HUMAN PARTICIPANTS
Each college’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) exists as a safeguard to promote ethical and
responsible treatment of human subjects/participants in research. In accordance with CUNY
policy, all research projects that use human subjects -- regardless of the source of funding -- must
be reviewed and approved by the IRB before the investigator may commence with the study.
Research investigators may not make the final determination of exemption from applicable
Federal regulations or provisions of CUNY’s Human Research Protections Program Policies and
Procedures. Only the IRB can designate a research project as “exempt.” The CUNY-wide IRB
serves CUNY’s central investigators, the Research Foundation’s central investigators, and
reviews multi-campus projects. In addition, this body hears final appeals of disapprovals.
The Office of Research Conduct (ORC), located within the Office of Academic Affairs at the
CUNY Central Office, reports to the Vice Chancellor for Research and works in concert with the
President of the Research Foundation (RF) to oversee and carry out the CUNY Human Research
Protection Program (HRPP). In effect, the ORC is responsible for the protection of the rights
and welfare of all human subjects in research projects conducted at CUNY or by CUNY faculty,
staff, students, and RF CUNY staff, and for the 21 Institutional Review Boards. These oversight
responsibilities include: monitoring compliance of any ongoing research involving human
subjects with federal, state and university regulations; monitoring University compliance with
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