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The Biosafety Program at UAB provides the following services:

  • Development and implementation of Biosafety and Biosecurity training
    curricula:

    • Basic Biosafety
    • Bloodborne Pathogen Training
    • Shipping with Dry Ice, shipping biological materials, infectious
      agents, and transgenic organisms
    • Biosafety Level 3 access, work, security, and incident response
  • Risk assessments for:
    • Infectious agents (human, animal, plant pathogens)
    • Invasive plants and organisms
    • Genetically modified agents or organisms
  • Consult with faculty, staff, and administrators on:
    • Workplace practices and procedures for work with recombinant
      DNA/RNA (rDNA/RNA), invasive, or infectious materials
    • Engineering controls – purchase or use of biological safety
      cabinets (BSC), safety centrifuges, and other primary containment
      devices
    • Appropriate facilities and PPE necessary for the scope of work
    • Review lab renovation and construction plans for BSL2 and BSL3
      containment facilities
    • Import and export control permits
    • Lab-specific Biosafety Plans
  • Emergency Preparedness:
    • Emerging pathogens (institutional epidemic/pandemic
      preparedness and response measures)
    • Development and training on exposure response procedures
    • Biohazardous spill clean-up and decontamination guidance
    • Drills and exercises on biological hazard response
  • UAB Campus Medical Waste Management:
    • Training and compliance
    • Stericycle account setup, and termination
    • Stericycle service liaison
  • UAB Select Agent Program:
    • Registration, permitting, inspection, and approvals with Federal
      Agencies
    • Training, compliance, and reporting
  • Perform periodic audits of laboratory facilities
  • Collaborates with other EH&S staff to further promote a university–
    wide safety environment.
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