Biosafety

Program contact

Cheston Carpenter
Laboratory Safety Manager
University of Nevada, Reno
EH&S MS 328
Reno, NV 89557
(775) 784-4342
chestonc@unr.edu

Biosafety forms

• FA 229 Freezer Room Map
• HMS 140 Freezer Room Map
• SafetyStratus (for all Biological Use protocols/MOUAs)

University of Nevada, Reno biosafety program

• Biosafety Manual
• Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
• Biohazardous Waste Operational Plan
• Institutional Biosafety Committee
• Autoclave Safety Manual

Biosafety regulations

• CDC Importion Permits for Etiologic Agents
• CDC Biosafety
• USDA/APHIS Import Permits
• National Select Agent Registry
• CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL)
• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

Animal biosafety videos

• Working with safety in animal biosafety level 1, 2 or 3 (flash Videos from The Association for Biosafety and Biosecurity)

Biosafety resources

• American Biological Safety Association
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Pathogen Safety Data Sheets and Risk Assessment
• National Institutes of Health
• WHO Biosafety Manual
• WHO Tuberculosis Laboratory Biosafety Manual
• NIH Primary Containment for Biohazards:  Selections, Installation and Use of Biosafety Cabinets

Biosafety supply vendors

• Saf-T-Pak (Infectious Agent Packaging and Training)
• The Baker Company (Biosafety Cabinets)