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USA College of Medicine Office of Research Compliance and Assurance

Biosafety

David Wood, Ph.D
Biosafety Officer
460-6324

Mikhail Alexeyev, Ph.D.
IBC Chairman, Biosafety
Phone: 460-6314

Cathy Tuck-Muller, Ph.D.
Vice-Chair
Phone: (251) 460-7500

Ms. Dusty Layton, BS, CIP
IBC Committee Administrator
Phone: (251) 460-6625
Fax:(251) 461-1595
Email: dlayton@usouthal.edu

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USA Biosafety Policy Statement

The University of South Alabama College of Medicine Biosafety Committee meets as required by the National Institutes of Health to discuss and categorize biohazardous work and to formally register such work. The committee is responsible for the inventory, review and approval of all biological hazards use and safety practices. Details for registering biohazardous materials are contained in the USA College of Medicine Biosafety Manual and appear as links on this site.
 

All work with biohazardous materials must be registered and approved with the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). To initiate the review process, the principal investigator must submit an IBC registration form to the IBC Committee, CSAB 128.

 

 

FORMS (Word format)
Biohazard Agent Registration Form (BAR)
Recombinant DNA Registration Form
Human Gene Transfer - Registration Supplement Form
Biohazard Sign
IBC Amendment Form
 

Biosafety Training
All employees at risk for occupational exposure to potentially biohazardous materials must be trained before beginning work or conducting biohazardous procedures independently. Please contact the Office of Research Compliance (460-6625) for bloodborne pathogen training materials. A post test must be completed before training certification is granted. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA) requires training on a annual basis and records must be retained for a minium of three years.

BBP Training Document

Select Agents
-Select Agent Information / Public Health  Security
-List of select agents/toxins Updated 3/18/2005
 
 
USA Procedures and Policies
-Exposure Control Plan Template
-Incident Reporting
-Employee Incident Form
-Biomedical Waste Policy   UPDATED: 9/2002
-Biomedical Waste and Sharps Disposal Flowchart (PDF file)
-Recommended Guidelines for pouring biomedical liquid waste down the sanitary sewer
 (PDF file)
-USA College of Medicine Biosafety Manual and Exposure Control Plan
  UPDATED: 6/2007
-rDNA - FAQs (7/12/05)
-rDNA - Guidelines Explained (7/12/05)
-Regulatory Requirements: Human Gene Transfer
-Policy on the Use of Human Cell Lines and Cell Cultures
 
Regulatory Documents and Resources
-OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
-CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories 5th Edition, 2/2007
 (The bible for biosafety guidelines)
-CDC/NIH Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets
-NIH Recombinant DNA Guidelines (Revised: April 2002)
-Risk Group Classification for Infectious Agents (American Biological Safety Association)
-Importation Permits for Etiologic Agents (CDC)
-Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents [42 CFR Part 72]
-Office of Biotechnology Activities (NIH)
-National Bioethics Advisory Commission
-Material Safety Data Sheets for Infectious Agents (Health Canada)
-NIH awards process involving infectious agents
-Biosafety Considerations for Research with Lentiviral Vectors (NIH, Office of Biotechnology Activities)
 



 
Engineering Controls
-FDA Safety Alert: Needlestick and Other Risks from Hypodermic Needles
-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Sharps Disposal Containers
-OSHA Needlestick Injuries


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