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Biological Safety

The Office of Safety provides biosafety services and recommendations to all the departments and researchers at University of North Dakota (UND).

The primary objective of the UND Biosafety Program is to ensure a safe working environment for faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and visitors. In search of this goal, our office ensures that laboratory facilities and operations conform to the regulatory requirements as set by the UND Institutional Biosafety committee, the North Dakota Department of Health, and federal agencies (CDC, NIH, OSHA, etc).

To mitigate the inherent risks associated with the laboratory setting and to prevent lab acquired infections, we seek to build a culture of safe work practices at the university. Our office provides several teaching resources to those involved in the study of biological activities in the form of classroom and online training sessions as well as informational modules found within this website.

Our office also seeks to facilitate collaborative outreach between investigators at the UND and the larger academic community. To this end, we provide support and training for all areas of shipping of biological materials. Finally, our office provides a route to properly dispose of both biologically hazardous and regulated medical wastes through our contracted disposal servicer.

By making these resources available, it is our goal to put measures into place to make our students, employees, and the environment safer from biohazards utilized in important research that benefits human, animal, and plant health.

Biosafety Handbooks/Guidelines

  • A Practical Guide to Containment
  • Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
  • Canadian Biosafety Standards and Guidelines
  • Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
  • Guidelines for the Safe Transport of Infectious Substances and Diagnostic Specimens
  • NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
  • NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
  • Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
  • Occupational Health Program Guidance Document for Working with Tier 1 Select Agents and Toxins
  • Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
  • Arthropod Containment Guidelines (ACME)

Chemical Inventory and Storage Segregation

  • Chemical Inventory
  • Chemical Storage Segregation Guidelines

DEA Controlled Substances

  • Disposal of Controlled Substances and other Pharmaceuticals
  • Obtaining a Controlled Substance License and Registration
  • Authorization Users Log
  • Authorized User Questionnaire
  • ND Board of Pharmacy Requirements
  • FAQs
  • DEA Researcher's Manual
  • DEA Controlled Substance List
  • DEA Controlled Substance Inventory Form
  • DEA Controlled Substance Use Log

Door Signs

  • Safety Information Card- All Departments
  • Safety Information Card- Biology and Med School[BROKEN LINK]
  • Safety Information Card - ACL Laboratories

Dual Use Research of Concern Policy Information

  • United States Government Policy for Oversight of Life
  • Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern

Educational Materials

  • Blood Contaminated Material Clean-up Standard Operating Procedure
  • Defrosting Research Freezers & Refrigerators
  • IBC Protocol Risk Assessment and Determination of NIH Guidelines
  • IBC-Self-Assessment-2014
  • Overview of the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
  • Principal Investigator Responsibilities under the NIH Guidelines
  • Performing Risk Assessment
  • Requirements for Institutional Biosafety Committees under the NIH Guidelines
  • University of North Dakota Laboratory Risk Assessment Tool

External Resources

  • American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • American Society of Microbiology
  • Association for Assessment and Accreditation of
  • Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
  • Biological Safety Cabinets- Fumigation Methodologies
  • The US Department of Health and Human Service (HHS)
  • The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
  • Risk Group Classification for Infectious Agents (ABSA)
  • Federal Select Agent Program

General Containment Considerations

  • Guidance on Biosafety Considerations for Research with Lentiviral Vectors
  • Summary of Practical Disinfectants
  • Summary of Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents

Institutional Biosafety Committee

  • IBC

Safety Manuals/Handbooks

  • Institutional Biosafety Manual
  • Laboratory Specific Safety Manual
  • Plant Biosafety Lab Manual
  • WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual
  • Clinical Sentinel Laboratory Guidelines

Shipping Manual

  • Biological Materials Shipping Manual
  • Intent to Ship Biological Material -Form
  • Regulated and Non-Regulated Biological Materials

Training Resources

  • Biosafety cabinet (BSC): Demonstration of airflow using a smoke pencil
  • Working Safely in a Biosafety Cabinet
  • Lab-Specific Safety Training Record
  • Working in ABSL-1
  • Working in ABSL-2
  • Working in ABSL-3
  • Why wearing Basic PPE is important

UND Laboratory Inspection Program

  • Office of Safety –Inspection BSL-1 Laboratory
  • Office of Safety –Inspection BSL-2 Laboratory
  • Office of Safety –Inspection BSL-3 Laboratory
  • Office of Safety –Inspection ABSL-1 Laboratory
  • Office of Safety –Inspection ABSL-2 Laboratory
  • Office of Safety –Inspection ABSL-3 Laboratory
  • General Lab Safety Audit Form

Contact

Kristie Adams
Lab & Research Safety Officer
kristie.adams@UND.edu

Tel: 701.777.2444

Office of Safety
3851 Campus Rd Stop 9031
Grand Forks, ND 58202-0000
P 701.777.3341
F 701.777.4132
UND.safety@UND.edu

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