Institutional Biosafety Program

Biosafety Organizations

• American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)
• American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC)
• American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

Government Regulatory Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Office of Health and Safety (OHS)
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research (CBER)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA)
  • Recombinant DNA and Gene Transfer
• U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Regulations & Compliance Links
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
• United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC)
• US Environmental Protection Agency: Pesticide Regulations
  • EPA-Approved Disinfectants and Uses

Biosafety Guidelines and Publications

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
• EPA Environmental Management Guide for Small Laboratories
• OHS Biosafety Documents
  • Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 4th Edition
• OSHA Laboratory Standard 29 CFR 1910.1450
  • National Research Council Recommendations Concerning Chemical Hygiene in Laboratories
  • References
• OSHA BloodBorne Pathogen Standards
  • Hepatitis B Vaccine Declination
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Office of Laboratory Security (links to various guidelines)
• OBA's Classification of Human Etiologic Agents on the Basis of Hazard

Other Helpful Web Resources

• MSSM Grants and Contracts Office (GCO)
  • Resources page
• MSSM Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• MSSM Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• MSSM Center for Comparative Medicine and Surgery
• MSSM Health and Safety for Researchers

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