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Biosafety

Last updated November 5, 2009 8:52:27 AM PST
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Find links to biosafety information and resources.

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Information for new PIs

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

Biohazard Use Authorization (BUA)

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

Biosafety Level Practices (BSL)

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

Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)

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

Emergency procedures

  • 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

Equipment

  • 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

Hazardous waste

  • 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

Managing safety

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

My Research Safety Web portal

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.

Research animals

  • Vivarium Safety
  • Occupational Health & Safety Program

Select agents

  • Select Agents Overview
  • List of Select Agents

Training

  • Biosafety training
  • General laboratory safety training

Contacts

  • 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)

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Safety

Research/ Lab

  • Biosafety
    • About the Biosafety Program
    • Resources
    • Animal Biosafety Level Reclassification
    • Biohazard Use Authorization
    • Autoclave Overview
    • Biosafety Cabinet Overview
    • Biosafety Level Practices Chart
    • Bloodborne Pathogens Program
    • Decontamination Methods
    • Forms
    • Select Agents
    • High-Risk Biological Agents Requirement
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