Biosafety Overview

Information for new PIs:

• Research Safety Authorizations for Principal Investigators
• Resources for New Principal Investigators

Biohazard Use Authorization (BUA)

• BUA Overview
• How to:
• Open, Amend, and Deactivate a BUA, including requirements for applications involving human gene transfer clinical trials (gene therapy)
• Get a BUA Verification Letter

UCSD Committees

• Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
• Important dates for:
• 2008 (Word file) (PDF)
• UCSD Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) for Institutional Review Board (IRB) issues
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Managing safety

• Biosafety Training
• Biosafety Forms
• Laboratory Clean Areas
• Minors in UCSD Laboratories
• Scoring System for Laboratory Safety Audits

Research Animals

• Vivarium Safety
• Occupational Health Policy for Employees or Affiliates With Research Animal Exposure

How to:

• Ship Hazardous Materials
• Get a Decontamination Clearance for Equipment or Facilities
• Close or Relocate a UCSD Laboratory

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

Material Safety Data Sheets

• Biosafety Material Safety Data Sheets
• UCSD's MSDS Sources

Bloodborne Pathogens Program

• Engineered Sharps Protection Requirements for Bloodborne Pathogens

Select Agents

• Select Agents Overview
• List of Select Agents

Biosafety Level Practices (BSL)

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

Disinfecting / Decontamination

• How to Disinfect Tissue Culture Media
• Summary of Disinfectants
• Decontamination Methods

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 management:

• 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

Supplies and services:

• Biosafety Cabinet Certification, Maintenance, and Service
• ChemCycle
• Chemistry & Biochemistry Stockroom
• Engineered Sharps Vendors
• UCSD CORE Bio Services
• Marketplace Preview: 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 Risk Factors: Laboratory Workers
• Lab Notes Newsletter

Related main menus

• Hazardous Waste
• Laboratory and Chemical Safety
• Menu: Laser Safety Program
• Radiation Safety
• Vivarium Safety

Need an expert?

• Biosafety Contacts
• 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   evening and weekends

Needlestick and Exposure Control

• UCSD Occupational and Environmental Medicine (COEM)
  Phone: (619) 543-7060