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+ | <th align="left" scope="col"><p><strong><u>Virginia United</u></strong><br/> | ||
+ | All students in the Virginia United regional iGEM team received biosafety training at the iGEM boot camp and signed safety contracts.</p> | ||
+ | <p><strong><u>VT/BSC subteam</u></strong></p> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Students attended Virginia Bioinformatics Institute’s mandatory <em>Student Groups Health & Safety Orientation.</em></li> | ||
+ | <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Students received ethidium bromide training from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to ensure safe handling and disposal of this chemical.</li> | ||
+ | <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> | ||
+ | <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> | ||
+ | <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> | ||
+ | <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>No food or beverages were permitted in the lab.</li> | ||
+ | <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Biohazard waste was properly handled and was autoclaved on a regular basis.</li> | ||
+ | <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> | ||
+ | <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> | ||
+ | <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>Flammables were stored in a flammables cabinet.</li> | ||
+ | <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> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <p><strong><u>University of Virginia team</u></strong></p> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>The UVA Team members were trained by the UVA Office of Environment Health | ||
+ | and Safety.</li> | ||
+ | <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 | ||
+ | working with arsenic.</li> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <p><strong><u>VCU and VSU subteam</u></strong></p> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>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.</li> | ||
+ | </ul> |
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