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
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
Dual Use Research of Concern Policy Information
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
Institutional Biosafety Committee
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
Heather Vinson
Biological Safety Officer
heather.vinson@UND.edu
Tel: 701.777.2444
Fax: 701.777.4132