Team:USTC/Project/safe
From 2010.igem.org
overview
experimental safety
- Just like any other practical activities in school science, all microbiology investigations require the user to adopt good laboratory practice. The preliminary experiment training made sure that every one of us get familiar with the whole system of basic microbiology investigations and get adroit skills especially for those in related majors.
- Several regulations has been set to guarantee personal protection.
- Food or drink should not be stored or consumed in a laboratory or prep room that is used for microbiology.
- No-one should lick labels, apply cosmetics, chew gum, suck pens or pencils or smoke in a laboratory or prep room.
- Facilities should be provided within the laboratory or prep room for hands to be washed with soap after handling microbial cultures and whenever leaving the lab.
- Paper towels or some other hygienic method should be used for drying hands. If contamination of the hands is suspected, then they should be washed immediately with soap and water.
- Cuts or abrasions should be protected by the use of waterproof dressings or by wearing disposable gloves.
- Safety glasses should be worn in some certain circumstances,eg. when using a UV lamp.
- Food or drink should not be stored or consumed in a laboratory or prep room that is used for microbiology.
- Work Safety in our lab is categorized into two levels as follows:
- Level 1: organisms we work with have little known risk and are observed in the closed containers in which they are grown. Microbes (K12) we growing is tested as non-risk and harmless, furthermore, by culturing closed containers which are taped before examination and remain unopened unless the cultures inside have been killed by the autoclave sterilizer. We made every effort to exclude any possibility of unsafety.
- Level 2: biological reagents we use are considered on environmental and human safety. We choose GelRed[http://www.biotium.com/product/price_and_info.asp?item=41001&Sub_Section=09A] instead of EB as our nuleic acid stains.
asking the experts
answering key questions
For iGEM 2010 teams are asked to detail how they approached any issues of biological safety associated with their projects. Specifically, teams should consider the following questions:
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