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In Outlook, go to Settings and then Mail. Click on Junk email and add support@scishield.com to the safe sender list at the bottom. Click OK to save the settings.
2. In your lab tab, click on View Lab Spaces.
3. Select the space for which you want to make a door sign, then click Door Sign in the top tabs.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Build Door Sign. From here, you can select the template and layout of your door sign.
5. Be sure to list at least 2 contacts. Select the hazards and PPE appropriate to your lab space. When finished, click Submit. SciShield will generate a PDF to download and print or reprint from the top right corner of the page.
To view your team lab or groups compliance dashboard, expand the name of your group team or lab on the left hand menu and click compliance dashboard. You can also get to this screen by navigating to your group's profile page and selecting the dashboard tab at the top.
Here, you can view your group's authorizations and licenses such as for biological materials or radioactive materials. You can see the member summary, which lists all members of your lab and you can click through the various tabs to see what job activities are checked off for them.
The links on the bottom of this section allow you to update your group members or configure member roles. Scroll down to see the training summary, where you can see the trainings within your lab or group and if you want to view all training records for member of your group, you can click the link at the bottom.
On SciShield's home page on the left side bar, select View Lab Profile to access your lab's profile.
From here, you can view your lab's profile.
On your lab's profile page, select Spaces at the top of the profile.
At the top of the lab profile page, select "Lab Inspections" to view lab inspection records.
From here, you will be able to view inspection logs, select a specific inspection and make requests/communications with inspectors.
Clicking "Training" on the left-hand menu, then clicking into the "Training Reports" link in the resulting menu will show you a list of all active training requirements/rules.
Clicking into a report will show all of the people overdue on training for that training requirement/rule.
Training requirements are driven by a user's individual hazards, known as Job Activities.
When you log into SciShield, you will be alerted to any training courses you are overdue on with a red alert at the top of the page.
In addition, there is a box labeled “Required Training” that shows the training courses you have completed, the renewal date for these courses (if applicable), and the training courses you are overdue on completing.
If you have questions about your Training Requirements or Job Activities, contact the labsafety@uky.edu.
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To view all recent inspections performed on your Lab, visit your Lab’s inspection log. Todo so, view your Lab Profile, and click on the “Lab Inspections” link.
To view your inspection report, select the “View” link next to the correspondinginspection in the inspection log.
The box in the upper left-hand corner of the inspection report shows the Group spacesthat were included in the inspection.
The inspection status in the right hand corner of the inspection report displays thecurrent status of the inspection report to indicate whether any follow-up is required.The “Pending Resolution” status indicates that the report requires follow-up from theGroup. If the inspection report status is set to “Finalized”, no further correspondencewith EHS is required.
The “Findings” box provides a summary of the items identified in the inspection. A redexclamation point will appear next to any findings that have been identified in the last18 months.
The corrective action text and comments added by your inspector will help to providedetails about the item identified. Where applicable, your inspector will indicate whichgroup spaces the item was found in, or attach any relevant documents or photos.
Follow-up responses to an Inspection Report can be tracked directly in the“Correspondence” section of the report. After selecting the appropriate radio button,you will be prompted to enter additional text as needed. You will receive an e-mail toyour institution e-mail inbox when new correspondence is added to your InspectionReport. In order to ensure that all correspondence is tracked in one place, log in toSciShield to respond to any messages.
From the inspection log, you can view the findings that were identified during groupinspections in the previous 18 months.
To view all recent self-inspections performed on your group, visit your group’s self inspectionlog by viewing your Group Profile, then clicking on the “Self Inspections” link.On this page you will also be able to review the items found during self-inspections inthe past 18 months.
From your group’s self-inspection log, select the “Add a New Self Inspection” link. Youwill then be asked to identify the group spaces you are inspecting. Where applicable,add additional spaces using the “Lookup” box.
On the subsequent page, you will walk through the list of items your compliance teamhas identified as relevant for self-inspections.
In the “Summary” box, please feel free to take note of any relevant details or overallobservations regarding items identified during the inspection.By default, when you select a response of “No” to an inspection question, the correctiveaction text that was pre-determined by your compliance team will be pre-populated toguide you in making the necessary corrections. To add additional information orcomments to an item with an answer of “Yes” or “N/A”, select the “Add Details” link tothe right of the question.
In the final step, you will be able review your report and make any necessary editsbefore submitting.