Team:Virginia United/Safety

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             All students in the Virginia United regional iGEM team  received biosafety training at the iGEM boot camp and signed safety contracts.</p>
             All students in the Virginia United regional iGEM team  received biosafety training at the iGEM boot camp and signed safety contracts.</p>
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               <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Bunsen burners were turned  off when not in use.</li>
               <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>The laboratory facility was  cleaned daily and kept organized.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>The UVA Team members were trained by the UVA Office of Environment Health
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and Safety.</li>
and Safety.</li>
               <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Also took online training courses in "Chemical Safety and Waste
               <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Also took online training courses in "Chemical Safety and Waste
Training for Research Personnel" and went through additional training for
Training for Research Personnel" and went through additional training for
working with arsenic.</li>
working with arsenic.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>All VCU and VSU lab workers were required to participate in online courses
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in General Lab Safety, Physical Hazards, Carcinogen, and Biosafety Training
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>The UVA Team members were trained by the UVA Office of Environment Health
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before conducting research.</li>
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Latest revision as of 03:08, 27 October 2010

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Virginia United
All students in the Virginia United regional iGEM team received biosafety training at the iGEM boot camp and signed safety contracts.

VT/BSC subteam

  • Students attended Virginia Bioinformatics Institute’s mandatory Student Groups Health & Safety Orientation.
  • Students received ethidium bromide training from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to ensure safe handling and disposal of this chemical.
  • The subteam worked in a BSL-1 laboratory which met practices, safety equipment, and facility requirements for this biosafety level.
  • Students were supervised at all times in the lab by a faculty advisor with microbiology experience and considerable laboratory safety training. In addition, a molecular biologist and laboratory manager at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and a laboratory manager at Fralin Biotechnology Center provided safety counseling.
  • All subteam members were provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – laboratory coats, gloves, and safety goggles. PPE was used appropriately. Team members were required to wear appropriate clothing in the lab - no open toed shoes and no clothing above the knee were permitted.
  • No food or beverages were permitted in the lab.
  • Biohazard waste was properly handled and was autoclaved on a regular basis.
  • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) were reviewed before chemicals were used. Chemicals were handled according to MSDS instructions. A fume hood was used to perform work involving volatile chemicals.
  • Hazardous chemical waste was labeled and stored properly. This waste was picked up by Environmental Health Safety Services for proper disposal.
  • Flammables were stored in a flammables cabinet.
  • Bunsen burners were turned off when not in use.
  • The laboratory facility was cleaned daily and kept organized.
  • University of Virginia team

    • The UVA Team members were trained by the UVA Office of Environment Health and Safety.
    • Also took online training courses in "Chemical Safety and Waste Training for Research Personnel" and went through additional training for working with arsenic.
    • VCU and VSU subteam

      • All VCU and VSU lab workers were required to participate in online courses in General Lab Safety, Physical Hazards, Carcinogen, and Biosafety Training before conducting research.