Environmental Health and Safety

Biosafety Program

Millie Tran, Biosafety Officer, 619-594-2865 <mdizon@mail.sdsu.edu>

Institutional Biosafety Committee

• Message from IBC (March 8, 2006) 

Emergency Response Procedures

• Emergency Contact Information
• Needle stick and Exposure to Biohazardous Material
• Biological Spill

Forms

• Biological Use Authorization (BUA) Form
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• Amendment Biological Use Authorization (BUA) Form
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• Personnel Update Form
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• Guidelines for Submitting the BUA Form
  
  
• Appendix A - BUA 
  
  
• Appendix B - BUA 
  
  
• Appendix C - BUA 
  
  
• Appendix D - BUA 
  
  
• Appendix E - BUA 

Biosafety Guidelines

• Medical and Biohazardous Waste Disposal Guidelines
• Guidelines When Dealing with Specimens of Human Origin, Potentially Infectious or Hazardous Agents
• Guidelines on Drawing Human Blood
• Classification of Biohazardous Agents
• Biohazardous Waste Guidelines

How To (Quick Guide)

• Disinfect Tissue Culture Media
• Get Decontamination Clearance for Equipment or Facilities
• Close or Relocate a Laboratory Facility
• Dispose of Biohazardous and Medical Waste
• Dispose of Plastic Tissue Culture Pipettes
• Dispose of Sharps and Piercing Objects
• Ship Biohazardous Materials

SDSU Biosafety Manual

Biosafety Training: Biosafety Principles and Practices (Power Point presentation)

Regulatory Requirements and Guidelines

• Cal/OSHA Blood borne Pathogen Standard (8 CCR 5193)
• Cal/DHS Medical Waste Regulations (HSC Sec.117600)
• DHHS Select Agents and Toxins Regulations (42 CFR 73) 
• CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
• NIH Guidelines
• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 49, Part 173 (Shippers - General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings)
• NIH Laboratory Research and Vivarium Design Policy and Guidelines
• CDC/NIH Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets
• USDA Biological Agents and Toxins Regulations (7 CFR 331 and 9 CFR 121) 
• DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping and Packaging Requirements (49 CFR 173)
• DOT Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents (42 CFR 72)

Government Agencies and Institutions

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• CDC Office of Health and Safety - Biosafety (CDC OHS - Biosafety)
• CDC Office of Health and Safety - Select Agent Program (CDC OHS-SAP)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• NIH Office of Biotechnology Activity (NIH OBA)
• Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
• APHIS Agricultural Select Agent Program (APHIS - SAP)

Additional Resource Materials

• CDC Health Topics A-Z
• Health Canada Infectious Agents MSDS
• ABSA Risk Group Classifications for Infectious Agents
• DHHS/USDA Select Agents and Toxins List