#  Data Safety 

 



##  Data Safety System for Research Data Management Review 

 [Data Safety System for Research Data Management Review chevron\_right](https://researchsafety.harvard.edu) 

 

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View the [Harvard Research Data Security Policy and Guidance](https://vpr.harvard.edu/pages/harvard-research-data-security-policy), the [Harvard Enterprise Security Policy](https://policy.security.harvard.edu/), and information about [Research Data Management at Harvard](https://researchdatamanagement.harvard.edu/).

In support of research data management and data management plan review, Harvard researchers can submit and maintain the following items through the online system:  
• review of data management plans,  
• communication with reviewers and select Harvard resource teams, and  
• details about use of data, including project / data access team members.  
  
Information about the Data Safety System, including process support, system guidance, and training will be regularly updated here, as it is available.



 

##  This page provides the following information 

 



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 [### Job Aids 

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*Click the Job Aids heading here to view guidance on how to complete steps in Safety.*



 

 

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 [### Information Sessions

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*Click the Information Sessions heading here to view the schedule and register for Research Administration and Compliance Suite Office Hours.*



 

 

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 [### System Status

 ](/news-1)*Information about expected Data Safety system availability and updates is listed on the right side of this page.*



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

##  Contact 

Please direct any questions about the Data Safety system to the Data Safety Help team at [rshelp@harvard.edu](mailto:///rshelp@harvard.edu).

 

##  System Downtime Schedule 

 ***Regular Maintenance***  
The system is expected to be unavailable at the following times:

- **Weekly**- Sunday: 7:00pm ET to 9:00pm ET  
    Weekly maintenence will bring the suite offline at 7:00pm ET and complete within this window of time each Sunday.
- **Monthly**- Third Saturday each month: 6:30pm ET to 12:30am ET  
    Reserved for additional background updates, making the suite unavailable for a brief period of time within the window.



 

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 ](/news/2025/10/suite-outage-scheduled-november-20th-2025-release-impacting-oair-estr-irb-agreements) October 06, 2025 

 The research administration and compliance suite of applications, including OAIR, ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, and Data Safety, will be unavailable from Thursday, November 20th, at 7:00 pm ET until Friday, November 21st, at 7:00 am ET to complete software... 

 

 

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##  What is the Data Safety system? 

 Harvard's [Data Safety system](https://researchsafety.harvard.edu) supports the submission, review and management of data use across the University.



 

##  Log in to Data Safety 

 Visit <https://researchsafety.harvard.edu> to request review of data obtained through a Data Use Agreement or research-based colleciton.

 View the [Data Safety Submission Guide](https://ras.fss.harvard.edu/files/ras/files/safety_submission_guide.pdf) on how to create and submit materials for review.



 

##  Do you have feedback about the policy or process? 

Please [click here to complete our very brief survey](https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Ubha5Q41lY60E5) to provide feedback about the Research Data Security review process or the Data Safety and Security system.

 



 

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