Appendix G Updates Matthew Duff Biosafety Specialist

Section 1 – Lab Safety Plan and Annual Training: Provides link to Lab Safety Plan templates Outlines that annual safety training is required Provides link for self-reporting of training

Section 2 – Anesthetic Gases Little change from the past Now has a blank for delivery and scavenging methods that must be filled in by researcher Option checklist has been removed

Section 3 - Chemicals Major changes Now asks if fume hood available Lists some examples of chemicals and pharmaceuticals that must be listed Has a link to DEHS website with full text info on high hazard chemicals Directly asks for SOPs for each agent

Section 4 - Radiation Only change is addition of asking for safety procedures for animal care staff

Section 5 – Human blood, etc. Little change Asks if human tissue, cells, blood, etc. being used in protocol Still has note that Universal precautions must be followed when handling human cells/tissues/blood

Next is a note stating that any affirmative answer to sections 6 through 8 requires an application to and approval from the IBC

Section 6 – Infectious agents Little change to the table Below table is a blank to enter the IBC code and project title

Section 7 – Biologically-derived toxins Set up similarly to infectious agents. Similar table Same blank below for IBC code and project title

Section 8 – Recombinant DNA Now only asks if used Then asks for IBC Code # and Project title