Environmental Health and Safety

Biosafety Program

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

Sheryl Major, Assistant Environmental Health Officer,
     619-594-6965 • <smajor@mail.sdsu.edu>

Institutional Biosafety Committee

• Message from IBC (March 8, 2006) [PDF]

Emergency Response Procedures

• Emergency Response Procedures and Contacts — Needlestick or Exposure to Blood, Body Fluids, and Infectious Agents [DOC]
• Emergency Response Procedures and Contacts — Biohazardous Spill [DOC]

Forms

• Biological Use Authorization Application Instructions [DOC]
• Biological Use Authorization Application [DOC]
• Biological Use Authorization Amendment [DOC]
• Attachment A [DOC]
• Attachment A1 [DOC]
• Attachment B [DOC]
• Attachment C [DOC]
• Attachment D [DOC]
• Attachment E [DOC]
• Attachment F [DOC]
• Attachment G [DOC]
• Attachment H [DOC]
• Attachment I [DOC]
• Personnel Update Form [DOC]
• Biohazard Signage Request Form [DOC]

Biosafety Guidelines

• Biohazardous and Sharps Waste Disposal Policies and Procedures [DOC]
• Guidelines for Research with Adenovirus [DOC]
• Guidelines for Research with Lentivirus [DOC]
• Guidelines for Creation, Importation and/or Breeding of Transgenic Organisms [DOC]
• Biological Materials Shipping and Transport Requirements and Guidelines
  • Shipment of Biological Materials [DOC]
  • Ground Transport of Exempt Human Specimen [DOC]
  • Guide to Shipping with Dry Ice [DOC]
• Guidelines for Working with Human Source Materials [DOC]
• Guidelines for Drawing Human Blood [DOC]

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

• SDSU Biosafety Manual

Biosafety Training

• Biosafety Training: Biosafety Principles and Practices

Regulatory Requirements and Guidelines

• Cal/OSHA Blood borne Pathogen Standard (8 CCR 5193)
• Cal/DHS Medical Waste Regulations (HSC §117600)
• DHHS Select Agents and Toxins Regulations (42 CFR 73) [PDF]
• CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
• NIH
• 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) [PDF]
• 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 [PDF]

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