Institutional Biosafety Committee

Institutional Biosafety Committee

Biosafety Resources

Guidelines

• CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th Edition, 2007 http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl5/bmbl5toc.htm
• CDC/NIH Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets, 3rd Edition, 2007
  http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/primary_containment_for_biohazards.pdf
• Health Canada: Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines, 2rd Edition 2004
  http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/lbg-ldmbl-04/index.html
• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules, April 2002 http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/rac/guidelines/guidelines.html
• WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual, 2nd Edition 2003
  http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety/
  WHO_CDS_CSR_LYO_2004_11/en/index.html

Web sites

• American Biological Safety Association
  http://www.absa.org/index.shtml
• CDC Importation Permits for Etiological Agents
  http://www.cdc.gov/od/eaipp/
• CDC Interstate Shipment of Etiological Agents
  http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/shipregs.htm
• CDC Select Agent Program
  http://www.cdc.gov/od/sap/
• Health Canada MSDS - Infectious Substances
  http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/msds-ftss/index.html
• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (29CFR 1910.1030) http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/index.html
• Risk Group Classification for Infectious Substances
  http://www.absa.org/resriskgroup.html
• UNMC Chemical Safety Manual
  http://k2.unmc.edu/crso/csm/cmhome.htm
• UNMC Dangerous Goods Policy
  http://www.unmc.edu/CRSO/
• UNMC Radiation Safety Manual
  http://k2.unmc.edu/crso/rsm/radman.htm