Biosafety

• About the Biosafety Program
• Research Safety Authorizations for Principal Investigators
• Resources for New Principal Investigators

• Apply for and Manage a BUA, including requirements for applications involving human gene transfer clinical trials (gene therapy)

• Biosafety Level Practices Chart
• Animal Biosafety Level Reclassification for Rodents Exposed to Viral Vectors

• Bloodborne Pathogens Program
• Engineered Sharps Protection Requirements for Bloodborne Pathogens

• Needlestick and Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids
• Biological Spill
• Eye Wash and Emergency Shower Guidelines
• What to Do if a Work-Related Injury, Illness, or Exposure Occurs

• Engineering Controls
• Environmental Rooms
• Centrifuge Safety
• Engineered Sharps Protection
• Eye Wash and Emergency Shower Guidelines
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Biosafety Cabinets
  • Biosafety Cabinet Overview
  • Usage Guidelines
• Autoclaving
  • Autoclave Overview
  • Autoclaving Guidelines for Sterilization of Lab Equipment

• Biohazardous and Medical Waste Overview
• Autoclave Biohazardous Waste
• Sharps Overview
• Biohazardous Waste Disposal Guidelines poster (PDF)
  • Campus locations
  • Hillcrest locations
• How to package and dispose of:
  • Biohazardous and Medical Waste
  • Plastic Tissue-Culture Pipettes
  • Sharps

Lab management

• Biosafety Forms
• Close or Relocate a UCSD Laboratory
• Get a Decontamination Clearance for Equipment or Facilities
• Laboratory Clean Areas
• Minors in UCSD Laboratories
• Ship Hazardous Materials

Disinfecting/ decontamination

• How to Disinfect Tissue Culture Media
• Summary of Disinfectants
• Decontamination Methods

Exposure & medical monitoring

• Medical Consultation Requirement for High-Risk Biological Agents
• Needlestick and Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids
• Preventing Reproductive Hazards
• What to Do if a Work-Related Injury, Illness, or Exposure Occurs

Material Safety Data Sheets

• Biosafety Material Safety Data Sheets
• UCSD's MSDS Sources

Supplies and services

• Biosafety Cabinet Certification, Maintenance, and Service
• ChemCycle
• Chemistry & Biochemistry Stockroom
• Engineered Sharps Vendors
• UCSD CORE Bio Services

• STORE: Get Ready for the Inspector

Additional resources

• Additional Resources for Biosafety (regulations and standards, government and research institutions and resources, MSDS)
• Biosafety Handbook (PDF, 1.74 MB)
• Ergonomic Awareness: Risk Factors
• Lab Notes Newsletter

Go to My Research Safety, a Web portal for centralized views of your Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) audits, inventory, and authorizations.

Note: To access all of the applications on My Research Safety you must be entered in EH&S' database.

• Use the PI Information form to be entered into the EH&S database or to report information changes.

• Vivarium Safety
• Occupational Health & Safety Program

• Select Agents Overview
• List of Select Agents

• Biosafety training
• General laboratory safety training

• EH&S Biosafety, (858) 534-5366
• Research Assistance Program Contacts
• Hazardous materials spill
  • Environment, Health & Safety: (858) 534-3660, weekdays, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Campus Police: (858) 534-4357, evenings and weekends
• Needlestick and Exposure Control
  • UCSD Occupational and Environmental Medicine (COEM), (619) 543-7060

UCSD committees

• Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
• Important dates for 2009 (PDF) (Word)
• UCSD Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) for Institutional Review Board (IRB) issues
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)