Rev. 07/11

1. General
2. Committees
   1. Laboratory Diversity & Inclusion Council
   2. Laboratory Staff Committee
   3. Laboratory Professional Awards Committee
   4. Human Subjects Committee
   5. Animal Welfare and Research Committee
   6. Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee
   7. Radiation Safety Committee

 

A. GENERAL

The Laboratory has a number of standing committees that support various aspects of its institutional functions.

B. COMMITTEES

1. Laboratory Diversity & Inclusion Council

The Laboratory Diversity & Inclusion Council’s charter is to foster innovative actions that create an inclusive work environment that makes full use of the contributions of all employees. The goal of the Council is to help support a workforce that reflects and embraces the diversity of our community, nation, and the world, while striving to attain the following goals and objectives:

• Create synergy between division/department diversity action plans and initiatives
• Share diversity best practices across the Laboratory
• Create and execute new initiatives that promote diversity in divisions and the Laboratory
• Visibly recognize and communicate diversity best-practices achievements throughout the Laboratory
• Identify and address emerging issues that can impact our diversity culture

The Council reports to the Chief Human Resources Officer, and each division chooses at least one representative to serve.

2. Laboratory Staff Committee

See RPM Section 2.07(B)(1) (Laboratory Staff Committee).

3. Laboratory Professional Awards Committee

Reporting to the Deputy Laboratory Director, the Laboratory Professional Awards Committee has the charge to seek and publicize outside recognition of Laboratory scientific and technical staff. To this end, it promotes awareness of awards at the Laboratory, advises the Director and Deputy Director on strategies for awards, and encourages coordination and cooperation among divisions and with the University in nominating candidates for awards. Members are drawn from scientific divisions and the Lab Directorate, and are appointed by the Deputy Director.

4. Human Subjects Committee

Reporting to the Berkeley Lab Institutional Officer—currently the Deputy Laboratory Director—the Human Subjects Committee (HSC) is the Laboratory's Institutional Review Board  for Human Research Participants Protection and is established to review research performed at the Laboratory that involves the participation of human subjects. The HSC shall ensure that subjects are treated ethically, and that the risks and benefits of research are balanced, consistent with the principles set out in the Belmont Report: respect for persons, benificence, and justice. All human-subjects research performed at or funded through the Laboratory, or conducted off site by Laboratory staff, shall be subject to HSC review, and shall not be performed unless approved by the HSC. Members of the HSC shall be nominated by the HSC and appointed by the Institutional Official. The Laboratory shall strive to ensure that this committee reflects varying backgrounds to promote complete and adequate review of research activities commonly conducted by the institution. More information about this committee is available in Research with Human and Animal Subjects (Health and Safety Manual [LBNL/PUB-3000], Chapter 22).

5. Animal Welfare and Research Committee

The charge of the Animal Welfare and Research Committee (AWRC) is to ensure the humane and ethical treatment of research animals at the Laboratory. The AWRC is also the Laboratory's link to people and institutions involved with animal research outside the Laboratory. Members are appointed by the Laboratory’s Institutional Officer—currently the Deputy Laboratory Director—and are drawn from divisions doing animal research, chiefly the biosciences divisions.

6. Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee

Reporting to the Deputy Laboratory Director, the LBNL Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee (COIAC) acts under the authority of the Laboratory Director and is charged with independently assessing the significance of financial interests associated with proposed outside professional activities of principal investigators and others involved in the design, conduct, and reporting of research to be performed under Contract 31, regardless of the funding source. The Committee will make a written recommendation to the Deputy Director concerning approval of the proposed compensated outside professional activity and, if applicable, appropriate strategies to manage, reduce, or eliminate associated conflicts of interest.

The COIAC’s independent assessment of potential conflicts of interest promotes integrity in the research enterprise. The Committee is staffed by the Research and Institutional Integrity Office.

7. Radiation Safety Committee

Go here to see the Radiation Safety Committee Charter.

Radiation Safety Committee members are listed here.

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