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          <th align="left" scope="col"><p><strong><u>Virginia United</u></strong><br/>
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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>
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            <p><strong><u>VT/BSC subteam</u></strong></p>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Students attended Virginia  Bioinformatics Institute’s mandatory <em>Student  Groups Health &amp; Safety Orientation.</em></li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Students received ethidium  bromide training from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to ensure safe handling  and disposal of this chemical.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>The subteam worked in a  BSL-1 laboratory which met practices, safety equipment, and facility  requirements for this biosafety level.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>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.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>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.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>No food or beverages were  permitted in the lab.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Biohazard waste was  properly handled and was autoclaved on a regular basis.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>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.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Hazardous chemical waste  was labeled and stored properly. This waste was picked up by Environmental  Health Safety Services for proper disposal.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Flammables were stored in a  flammables cabinet.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Bunsen burners were turned  off when not in use.</li>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>The laboratory facility was  cleaned daily and kept organized.</li>
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              <p><strong><u>University of Virginia team</u></strong></p>
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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>
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              <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Also took online training courses in "Chemical Safety and Waste
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Training for Research Personnel" and went through additional training for
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working with arsenic.</li>
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<p><strong><u>VCU and VSU subteam</u></strong></p>
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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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before conducting research.</li>
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              </ul>

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.
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