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EHS manages an Occupational Health Program to ensure the safety and health of workers in the laboratory.

Biological Safety

CONTACTS:
Lee Zacarias, Biosafety Officer
Responsible Official

Office: 404-894-6119
Fax: 404-894-5042
Lisa Brindel, Assistant Biosafety Officer
Alternate Responsible Official

Office: 404-894-6120
Fax: 404-894-5042
 
RESOURCES BIOLOGICAL WORK REGISTRATIONS
Institute Biosafety Manual (PDF)
General Lab Safety Manual (PDF)
Inspection Forms
Biological Shipments
Biological Materials Safeguards Committee (BMSC)
Instititue Biosafety Committee (IBC) For rDNA work only
Institute Research Board (IRB) (Human Subjects)
Institute Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
 
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS REGULATIONS SELECT AGENTS/TOXINS REGULATIONS
Bloodborne Pathogens (GA Law HB 1448)
Bloodborne Pathogens (OSHA 29 CRF 1910.1030)
Select Agents/Toxins (42 CFR Part 73)
Patriot Act (H.R.3448)
 
ADDITIONAL BIOSAFETY RESOURCES    
The Public Health Agency of Canada (Infectious Agent MSDS´s)
The American Biological Safety Association (Biosafety levels of infectious and non-infectious agents)
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL, 5th Edition)
 
POLICIES: BIOSAFETY TRAINING OFFERED:
Working with sharps
Biological spill procedures
Certification of Biological Safety Cabinets
Working with autoclaves
Biological Waste Disposal
Select Agents/Toxins
Biosafety Certificate Program
General Biosafety (Biosafety Manual)
Bloodborne Pathogens
Hygiene Plan Writing/Biosecurity
Understanding Biosafety Cabinets
IACUC Training (On-line)
Recombinant DNA
CURRENT HEALTH TOPICS: Zoonoses and Allergens
West Nile Virus
SARS
Methicillin Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Avian Bird Flu
Select Agents and Toxins
Bacterial Agent Summaries
Viral Vectors
Decontamination and Disinfection
Fungal, Rickettsial, and Parasitic Agents
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM: Viral Agent Summaries
Animal Biosafety Levels
Toxin Agent Summaries and Working Guidelines
Research with Human Derived Materials
Research with Mammalian Derived Materials
Policy
Risk Assessment
Medical Monitoring
Forms