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| - | '''BALTIMORE/USA iGEM TEAM SAFETY CODE''''' | + | '''BALTIMORE/USA iGEM TEAM SAFETY CODE''''''' <br> |
-We recognize the importance of each member's personal responsibility <br> | -We recognize the importance of each member's personal responsibility <br> | ||
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'''4. Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions?''' | '''4. Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions?''' | ||
| - | CDC Lab BioSafety certification would be useful training to team members. | + | CDC Lab BioSafety certification would be useful training to iGEM team members. |
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| "Not only would I like to have the participation of the Baltimore DIYbio group, but I think that the two of you have possibly set a standard on how the community can participate in an established event such as iGEM. You're contribution would be invaluable. " - Agent You, FBI - WMD Directorate. July 19, 2010
We contacted iGEM security directorate, Piers Millet, directly following our organizational meeting in February. At his suggestion we hosted a discussion with Michelle Williams of National Journal and William You, WMD Director of the FBI here in DC, only days after he attended the Woodrow Wilson Center's Synthetic Biology forum. However in addition we've recommended to all our community members to familiarize themselves with the training tools from the American Bio Safety Association located at http://www.absa.org/trainingtools.html as well.
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Specific to the work we are perfoming in our lab we work under level 1 conditions. Generally the most dangerous thing to be aware of in our lab is the Ethidium Bromine that we are utilizing to run gels, and they require their own particular disposal separate of the biohazard waste that is used with pipette tips.
When performing batch DNA extractions we also utilize a Phenol/Formaldehye mixture that along with some of the other volatile chemicals require separate disposal storage. |  Your team picture |
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Safety
BALTIMORE/USA iGEM TEAM SAFETY CODE''
-We recognize the importance of each member's personal responsibility
to the safety and security of our labs and our work. This includes the
duty of not ignoring another's unsafe or possible harmful actions.
-We are committed to acting in a responsible manner and taking a
pro-active approach to staying current with international and national
laws, regulations and guidelines.
-We are dedicated to being informed about principles and practices
designed to prevent hostile use of our labs, equipment, materials
and products.
-It is our duty to contemplate the safety and security issues that
may arise as an outcome of our projects.
1. Would any of your project ideas raise safety issues in terms of: researcher safety, public safety or environmental safety?
No, our project does not raise any safety issues in regards to researcher, public or environmental
safety. We operate under the BSL-1 category and adhere to Standard Microbiological Practices
as recommended by the US Dept. of Health & Human Services, CDC & NIH. Lab Safety Training has been
provided to each team member and are properly supervised.
2. Do any of the new BioBrick parts (or devices) that you made this year raise any safety issues?
No, our new parts do not raise any safety issues.
3. Is there a local biosafety group, committee, or review board at your institution?
Yes, a BioSafety team Committee has been assembled for our iGEM project.
4. Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions?
CDC Lab BioSafety certification would be useful training to iGEM team members.
Recent Presidential Summit on BioEthics in Relation to Synthetic Biology.
http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/bioethics/100708/default.cfm?id=12536&type=flv&test=0&live=0
The following questions have been posed for each team in this year's competition.
1. Would any of your project ideas raise safety issues in terms of:
* researcher safety,
* public safety, or
* environmental safety?
2. Do any of the new BioBrick parts (or devices) that you made this year raise any safety issues? If yes,
* did you document these issues in the Registry?
* how did you manage to handle the safety issue?
* How could other teams learn from your experience?
3. Is there a local biosafety group, committee, or review board at your institution?
* If yes, what does your local biosafety group think about your project?
* If no, which specific biosafety rules or guidelines do you have to consider in your country?
4. Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions?
How could parts, devices and systems be made even safer through biosafety engineering?
