Title: |
Biosafety Policy |
Publication date: |
9/15/2020 |
Effective date: |
9/15/2020 |
BRIEF
To Read the ES&H Program Details, Go To: ES&H Manual Chapter 26
Contact Information: Biosafety Officer, EHS Division
Title: |
Biosafety Policy |
Publication date: |
9/15/2020 |
Effective date: |
9/15/2020 |
POLICY
To Read the ES&H Program Details, Go To: ES&H Manual Chapter 26
Contact Information: Biosafety Officer, EHS Division
Revision History
Date |
Revision |
By Whom |
Revision Description |
Section(s) Affected |
Change Type |
1/2/2012 |
1 |
Wisherop |
Rewrite for wiki |
All |
Minor |
4/25/2012 |
2 |
King |
Rewrite for wiki |
All |
Minor |
9/4/2015 |
2.1 |
King |
Periodic three-year review |
All |
Minor |
8/17/2020 |
2.2 |
Zhu |
Incorporated Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standard as per 10 CFR 851 variance |
All |
Minor |
9/8/2023 |
2.3 |
Zhu |
Policy re-directed to the ES&H Manual Chapter 26 |
All |
Editorial |
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
Title: |
Biosafety Policy |
Document number |
07.07.004.000 |
Revision number |
2.3 |
Publication date: |
9/15/2020 |
Effective date: |
9/15/2020 |
Next review date: |
9/14/2025 |
Policy Area: |
Industrial Hygiene and Safety |
RPM Section (home) |
ESH |
RPM Section (cross-reference) |
None |
Functional Division |
EHS |
Prior reference information (optional) |
ES&H Manual, Chapter 26, Biosafety |
Source Requirements Documents
- 7 CFR 331 and 9 CFR 121, Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- 9 CFR Parts 92, 94, 95, 96, 122, and 130 (note especially Part 122, Organisms and Vectors), Importation of Etiologic Agents of Livestock, Poultry, and Other Animal Diseases; USDA/APHIS
- 10 CFR 851, Worker Safety and Health Program, Department of Energy (DOE)
- 42 CFR 73, Select Agents and Toxins, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- 49 CFR 171.8, Definitions and Abbreviations; 173.134.1, Infectious Substance; and 173.6, Materials of Trade Exceptions, Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, fifth edition, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5199, Aerosol Transmissible Diseases
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5193, Bloodborne Pathogens
- California Health and Safety Code, Sections 117600–118360, California Medical Waste Management Act
Other Driving Requirements
- 42 CFR 71, Foreign Quarantine, Part 71.54, Etiological Agents, Hosts, and Vectors; U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)
- 7 CFR 330, Federal Plant Pest Regulations; General; Plant Pests; Soil, Stone, and Quarry Products; Garbage, Importation of Plant Pests, USDA/APHIS
- NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Federal Register (current version)
- Laboratory Biosafety Manual, 2nd ed. (revised), Interim Guidelines, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva 2003, as applicable to biological etiologic agents