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Cooking equipment causes 72% of dorm fires. Students should cook in designated areas only, and never leave cooking equipment unattended when in use.

Biological Safety

CONTACTS:
Lisa Jan Broadhurst, Biosafety Officer
Responsible Official

Office: 404-894-6120
Fax: 404-894-5042
 
 
RESOURCES BIOLOGICAL WORK REGISTRATIONS
Institute Biosafety Manual (PDF)
General Lab Safety Manual (PDF)
Inspection Forms
Biological Shipments
Biological Materials Safeguards Committee (BMSC)
Biological Materials Safeguards Committee Approved Proposal Amendment
Instititue Biosafety Committee (IBC) For rDNA work only
Institute Research Board (IRB) (Human Subjects)
Institute Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
 
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS REGULATIONS SELECT AGENTS/TOXINS REGULATIONS
Bloodborne Pathogens (GA Law HB 1448)
Bloodborne Pathogens (OSHA 29 CRF 1910.1030)
Select Agents/Toxins (42 CFR Part 73)
Patriot Act (H.R.3448)
 
ADDITIONAL BIOSAFETY RESOURCES    
The Public Health Agency of Canada (Infectious Agent MSDS´s)
The American Biological Safety Association (Biosafety levels of infectious and non-infectious agents)
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL, 5th Edition)
 
POLICIES: BIOSAFETY TRAINING OFFERED:
Working with sharps
Biological spill procedures
Certification of Biological Safety Cabinets
Working with autoclaves
Biological Waste Disposal
Select Agents/Toxins
Biosafety Certificate Program
General Biosafety (Biosafety Manual)
Bloodborne Pathogens
Hygiene Plan Writing/Biosecurity
Understanding Biosafety Cabinets
IACUC Training (On-line)
Recombinant DNA
CURRENT HEALTH TOPICS: Zoonoses and Allergens
West Nile Virus
SARS
Methicillin Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Avian Bird Flu
Select Agents and Toxins
Bacterial Agent Summaries
Viral Vectors
Decontamination and Disinfection
Fungal, Rickettsial, and Parasitic Agents
Viral Agent Summaries
Animal Biosafety Levels
Toxin Agent Summaries and Working Guidelines
Research with Human Derived Materials
Research with Mammalian Derived Materials
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