Title:

Biosafety Policy

Publication date:

9/15/2020

Effective date:

9/15/2020

BRIEF

To Read the Full Policy, 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 Full Policy, 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

ADDITIONAL 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

Author name/contact info

Biosafety Officer, EHS Division



Revision 0 publication date

7/31/2009

Retirement date

n/a

Prior reference information (optional)

  • PUB-3000, Chapter 26, Biosafety
  • Biosafety Manual, LBNL-3435E



Inputs from more than one Functional Area?

No

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Inputs from more than one Policy Area?

No

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30-day notification needed?

No

30-day start date

n/a

30-day end date

n/a



LDAP protected?

No



Need TABL reminders?

No

Frequency

n/a

Brief reminder text:

n/a



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