DirectionsforUtilizingtheBiosafetyManual(BSM-IBC.docVIP

Directions for Utilizing the BSL-1 Biosafety Manual (BSM) Template NOTE: The Principal Investigator (PI) is responsible for providing a Biosafety Manual for all research covered under the NIH guidelines and the BMBL Guidelines at the BSL-1 (Biosafety Level 1). In order to assist WSU investigators with this endeavor the BSL-1 Biosafety Manual Template has been prepared. Facility reviews are required for all BSL-1 lab facilities. If your work involves transgenic plants in growth chambers and/or green houses or genetically modified organisms such as insects, nematodes, microbes etc. in conjunction with plants (for both transgenic and non-transgenic plants) then a greenhouse facility review will also be provided. At the end of this document are the facility review checklists for your reference. BACKGROUND: The information provided in this template has been taken, in part from the CDC-NIH publication, “Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories”, (BMBL) (5th Edition, February 2007) and the “NIH Guideline for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules” (NIH Guidelines) (April, 2002) as well as the WSU Safety Policies and Procedures Manual (SPPM) and other pertinent guidelines and regulations. INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in all sections of the manual in blue print. All items in red are requirements from the NIH Guidelines and need to be included when recombinant DNA activities are involved. All items in green are Animal Handler and Animal Facility requirements for work involving animals at ABSL-1 (items in red in this section are additional requirements for working with rDNA and animals at ABSL-1). Please utilize the Potentially Biohazardous Guideline: to verify that you have included all appropriate agents at the bottom of page 3. “List all potentially biohazardous materials”. Review all sections of the information to ensure that they accurately reflect lab standards and practices As part of the protocol review process for biological materials the WSU Biosafe