Biosafety policies ppt
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The biosafety policy document outlines the following: The biosafety program is designed to protect lab personnel and the public from infectious agents and prevent release of harmful organisms. It includes determining containment requirements, medical surveillance, training, and regulatory compliance. The policy applies to all individuals handling biohazardous materials on university premises. It establishes policies to safely conduct research and protect health. The biosafety program coordinates procedures for acquiring, handling, storing, transporting, and disposing of biohazards. Key roles include the institutional biosafety committee setting containment levels, the biosafety officer overseeing the program, and principal investigators ensuring compliance.
Biosafety policies ppt
- 2. T h e b i o s a f e t y p r o g r a m i s d e s i g n e d t o p r o t e c t l a b p e r s o n n e l a n d t h e p u b l i c f r o m p o t e n t i a l e x p o s u r e t o i n f e c t i o u s a g e n t s , a n d t o p r e ve n t t h e r e l e a s e o f a g e n t s h a r m f u l t o p l a n t s o r a n i m a l s . T h e p r o g r a m i n c l u d e s a n u m b e r o f c o m p o n e n t s s u c h a s d e t e r m i n i n g l a b o r a t o r y c o n t a i n m e n t r e q u i r e m e n t s ( p h ys i c a l a n d o p e r a t i o n a l c o n t r o l s ) ; m e d i c a l s u r ve i l l a n c e ( i n c l u d i n g i m m u n i z a t i o n w h e r e a p p r o p r i a t e ) ; c l a s s r o o m a n d o n l i n e t r a i n i n g ; a n d c o m p l i a n c e w i t h r e g u l a t o r y r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r i m p o r t i n g a n d s h i p p i n g b i o l o g i c a l a g e n t s . s u c h p r o g r a m i n c l u d e p o l i c i e s T h i s p o l i c y a p p l i e s t o a l l p e r s o n s ( i n c l u d i n g c o n c o r d i a e m p l o ye e s , s t u d e n t s , r e s e a r c h e r s , s e r vi c e p r o vi d e r s , c o n t r a c t e m p l o ye e s o r a n y o t h e r p e r s o n s ) i n vo l ve d w i t h t h e a c q u i s i t i o n , h a n d l i n g , s t o r a g e , r e m o va l o r d i s p o s a l o f b i o h a z a r d o u s m a t e r i a l s o n u n i ve r s i t y p r e m i s e s . INTRODUCTION
- 3. The purpose of the biosafety policy is to provide a safe w ork environment and establish a framew ork w hereby different universities can manage its biohazardous materials in a responsible manner w hile maintaining its service, teaching and research missions. to this end, it is committed to ensuring supervised that individuals using biohazardous materials are suitably trained and adequately. Purpose and applicability
- 4. GENERAL POLICIES 1. Requires registration of all research and teaching programs involving human subjects, animals, recombinant DNA and other biological organisms and materials; and ensures University compliance with all federal and state regulations and recommendations pertaining to research in these areas 2 . E s t a bl i s h es p o l i c i es f o r t h e s a f e c o n d u c t o f r e s e a r c h t h a t p r o t e c t t h e h e al t h o f u n i v e r s i t y e m p l o ye e s , t h e c o m m u ni t y a n d t h e e n v i ro n m e n t f r o m e x p o s u r e t o p o t e n t i a l l y h a r m f u l b i o l o g i c a l m a t e r i a l s . 3 . D e t e r m i n e s t h e n e c e s s i t y f o r h e al t h s u r v e i l l an c e o f p e r s o n n el i nv ol v e d i n r e s e a r c h wi t h r e c o m b i na n t D NA o r o t h e r b i ol o gi c al o r g a n i s m s / m a t e r i a l s . 4 . a s s i s t s p r i n c i pal i n v e s t i g a t o r s i n c o m p l yi n g wi t h r e g u l a t i o ns a n d g u i d e l i n e s t h a t a r e a p p l i c ab l e t o t h e i r r e s e a r c h . 5 . E s t a bl i s he s a n i n s ti t u t i o nal b i o s a f e t y c o m m i t t e e ( I B C ) ; a p p oi n ts m e m b e r s t o s e r v e o n t h e c o m m i t t ee a n d e n s u r e s t h a t t h e c o m m i t t e e h a s a d e q u a t e e x p e r t i s e a n d t r a i n i n g . 6 . R e p o r t a n y s i g ni fi c a n t p r o b l e m s o r v i o l a ti o n s o f N I H g u i d el i n e s a nd a n y s i g n i f i c a n t r e s e a r c h - r e l a t e d a c c i d e n t o r i l l ne s s t o N I H / O B A .
- 5. BIOSAFETY PROGRAM The Biosafety Program shall be coordinated by the Environmental Health and Safety Office, and shall include procedures for the acquisition, handling, responsible use, storage, transportation and disposal of biohazardous materials and make provision for the following designation of responsibility acquisition information and training storage engineering controls
- 6. engineering controls safety devices and personal protective equipment record keeping registration and reporting to external compliance agencies accident and incident investigation spill response emergency preparedness and response biohazardous waste collection and disposal
- 7. DISPOSAL OF BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE. The Environmental Health and Safety Office shall organize and coordinate the Biosafety Program and shall arrange for the disposal of biohazardous waste by a suitable commercial disposal company. All biohazardous waste scheduled for disposal shall be stored in a safe, suitable location by the commercial disposal company. Maximum storage time shall be one year.
- 8. All materials designated for disposal shall be properly packaged in containers suited to the type of waste. The containers shall be tightly sealed and in good condition. Packaging, identification and labeling of wastes and their transport to the temporary holding area are the responsibility of the waste generators. All containers shall be properly labeled with the name of the material, its chemical class, quantity, the laboratory or room from which it came, the name of the person(s) whose activity produced the waste, and the date.
- 9. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The institutional biosafety committee (IBC) is a university- wide committee charged with formulating policy and procedures related to the use of biohazardous agents, including : human pathogens, oncogenic viruses, other infectious agents, and recombinant DNA. The committee sets containment levels in accordance with national institutes of health (NIH) and centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) guidelines The office of environmental health and radiation safety (EHRS) is the operational arm of the IBC. it provides instruction and training on safe work practices The institutional biosafety officer (BSO) is responsible for development and review of the biological safety manual, and other related documents, development of infectious waste disposal policies and procedures , regulations and plans for emergency response to accidental biohazard spills and personnel contamination .
- 10. The bso and the biosafety staff perform periodic laboratory inspections, investigate laboratory accidents, and provide training and technical advice to principal investigators and staff on research safety procedures. The facilities department in each lab is responsible for the removal, packaging, and shipment of all infectious waste in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. The principal investigator (pi) is responsible for full compliance with approved research protocols, the university biological safety manual, the occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) bloodborne pathogen standard (human-derived materials) and other local and federal regulations that apply to research.
- 11. environmental health and safety office shall : provide information, technical assistance and advice to individuals and departments on the management of biohazardous materials ; organize and maintain the spill response and emergency procedures through the university hazardous materials emergency response team; maintain records of accidents and incidents and carry out investigations as required; provide general training sessions on biosafety; investigate and respond to complaints and inquiries, and report findings to the concordia university biosafety committee on a regular basis, the central advisory health and safety committee as requested, and the vice-president, services, as required; report to external compliance agencies as required and represent the university to external compliance agencies; keep abreast of legislation concerning biohazardous materials and the environment, and to advise the university administration
- 12. All responsibilities include verifying that all work with biohazardous agents conducted at the university is in accordance with applicable legislation& guidelines STEPS TO BE TAKEN BY UNIVERSITIES ORGANIZATION WHILE CONDUCTING RESEARCH All research projects involving potentially hazardous biological materials will be registered in the office. Review reported incidents/accidents and exposures and make recommendations for corrections Report non-compliance to the respective department head and to the respective supervising dean or director with recommendations for appropriate action POLICIES SET UP PROGRAMS APPLIED ON UNIVERSITY LEVEL
- 13. DEAN The dean shall be responsible for the overall conduct of scientific research carried out in his/her respective faculty in accordance with the environmental health and safety Dean shall be responsible for the implementation of the biosafety program in accordance with the environmental health and safety policy (vps-40). To ensure that the workplace inspections are performed on a regular basis and that recommended corrections are addressed biosafety manuals should be each laboratory and must ensure that all staff and students working within their laboratories are aware of these procedures
- 14. TEACHER It is the responsibility of individual teacher: To be familiar with all University and departmental safety instructions, whether written or oral, and to comply with such instructions when performing assigned duties; To report all accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials to their immediate supervisor and the Environmental Health and Safety Office. employee who have not received appropriate training and specific hazard information, or who cannot be adequately supervised, shall not use or handle biohazardous materials.
- 15. VISITORS . visitors are not permitted entry into areas where biohazardous materials are used or stored unless they have received university-specific training and information and appropriate supervision is provided. STUDENTS It is the responsibility of individual students: To follow all of the instructions provided to wear the required protective equipment To report, without delay, all accidents and incidents to their immediate supervisor. .