Biosafety Program

 

Safety and Regulatory Links

 

UMBC Plans and Procedures

 

Researchers must also be aware of UMBC’s various hazardous waste procedures, environmental and chemical hygiene plans and emergency response plans prior to beginning a research project. A complete list of these plans and policies are found on the Safety at UMBC web site, http://www.umbc.edu/safety/

 

NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules

Responsibilities of the principal investigator can be found in Section IV-B-7. Appendix B contains the Classification of Human Etiologic Agents on the Basis of Hazard (Risk Group Classification). http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/rac/guidelines/guidelines.html

 

Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) - 5th edition

CDC/NIH web site provides information on Biosafety Levels 1-4 and the appropriate practices and equipment to use in order to work safely in the laboratory. http://www.cdc.gov/OD/ohs/biosfty/bmbl5/bmbl5toc.htm

 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 1910.1030: A federal standard which sets forth practices to be employed when handling blood, tissues, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials. This standard is often cited as "Universal Precautions."  http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disposal guidelines for extracted teeth - www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/InfectionControl/faq/extracted_teeth.htm

 

Material Safety Data sheets for Biological Materials

Health Canada provides these MSDS sheets for workers in the life sciences to use as a safety reference for work with infectious microorganisms. To be used in conjunction with the above risk group classifications to determine appropriate biosafety levels and safety precautions. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/msds-ftss/

 

Risk Group Classification for Infectious Agents

These tables of international risk group classifications for bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites provide information to be used as a starting point for the risk assessment and the determination of the biosafety level to be used when working in the laboratory. American Biological Safety Association web site. http://www.absa.org/resriskgroup.html

 

Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets

CDC/NIH publication provides everything you need to know about biological safety cabinets. For information on how to use biological safety cabinets, go to Section 5. http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bsc/bsc.htm

 

The World Health Organization Laboratory Biosafety Manual, Second Edition 2003

This document is a good resource for lab safety questions and procedures to incorporate into SOPs. Topics include risk assessment, biosafety cabinets, equipment designed to reduce biological hazards, good microbiological techniques and many more.

http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety/who_cds_csr_lyo_20034/en/

 

 

 

Last updated 08/01/2007