BIOSAFETY

WSU Biological Agent User Forms

• Biological Agents User Application (BAUA) Forms

BAUA forms must be completed if your research involves recombinant DNA, mammalian viruses, infectious agents, biological toxins, and/or transgenic animals.

• Biosafety Standard Operating Procedures template - invivo work (with animals)

• Biosafety Standard Operating Procedures template - invitro work

• Sample Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Biosafety Resources

• CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological & Biomedical Laboratories, 5th Ed., 2007

• Biosafety Levels 1 - 4: explanation

• Risk Group Classifications for Infectious Agents (American Biological Safety Association)

• Material Safety Data Sheets for Infectious Substances

• WSU Procedures for working with human blood, human cell lines, human tissue culture

• Working safely with human and other primate cells/tissues (CDC guidelines)

• CDC Slides - Biosafety in the Laboratory

• Selecting the Proper Disinfectant

• Laboratory Containment of Wild Polioviruses

• Special Handling Of Blood For Monkey Herpesvirus Testing

• Form for Decontamination of Laboratory Equipment

Regulatory Links

Bloodborne Pathogens

• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

• WSU Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan (12/03) Word

• WSU Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan (12/03) PDF

Biosafety Training/Bloodborne Pathogen Training

• Biosafety / Bloodborne Pathogens Training Schedule

• Bloodborne Pathogens On-Line Refresher Training

Biosafety Cabinets

• General Suggestions on using a biosafety cabinet

• CDC Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets, 2nd Edition, 2000

• Biosafety Cabinet Certification Request Form

Biological Waste Disposal

• Biological Waste - Request for Pickup or Supplies

• Biological Waste Disposal Chart

• Liquid Biological Waste Disposal Guidelines

Medical Student Training

• First Year Med Student Training Slides - August 2007

• Hand Hygiene Resource Center Slides for Healthcare Workers

• Bloodborne Pathogens Medical Student Training Quiz

• CDC Information on Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSAs)

• CDC Information on Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VISA/VRSA)
• CDC Information on Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)

Wayne State Links

• WSU Animal Investigation Committee (AIC)

• Department of Lab Animal Resources (DLAR)