CINXE.COM
550-29: Biosafety | Campus Administrative Policies
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-1557428-4"></script> <script>window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments)};gtag("js", new Date());gtag("set", "developer_id.dMDhkMT", true);gtag("config", "UA-1557428-4", {"groups":"default","anonymize_ip":true,"page_placeholder":"PLACEHOLDER_page_path"});</script> <meta name="Generator" content="Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)" /> <meta name="MobileOptimized" content="width" /> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <link rel="icon" href="/themes/custom/echo/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://policies.ucsf.edu/policy/550-29" /> <link rel="shortlink" href="https://policies.ucsf.edu/node/871" /> <title>550-29: Biosafety | Campus Administrative Policies </title> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/sites/policies.ucsf.edu/files/css/css_Rajt4_YRQrYvR2MIxCMN_sUteacsI7yJVq5AjzfHLgQ.css?delta=0&language=en&theme=echo&include=eJxljlEOAiEQQy9E4EhkFhoWHRgyA27W02v0Q6M_TfuaNCUzzFj7BWmKhmTmRTMUOXK16ei_H8I1VVicB-hqrogURqROfM6aLPwCZ6dNtLCRwSHt8uUazKjA3qmwbMQuiSJ00UZc73C3isPCS32TvBhukFJRGruFrGsQ-w_xq4-1Pd_vyO_ZLhkP7r9bHQ" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/sites/policies.ucsf.edu/files/css/css__w7sDDiRyjWCJbddL89wyQcxCsvqmisFtsmMRlMtl_0.css?delta=1&language=en&theme=echo&include=eJxljlEOAiEQQy9E4EhkFhoWHRgyA27W02v0Q6M_TfuaNCUzzFj7BWmKhmTmRTMUOXK16ei_H8I1VVicB-hqrogURqROfM6aLPwCZ6dNtLCRwSHt8uUazKjA3qmwbMQuiSJ00UZc73C3isPCS32TvBhukFJRGruFrGsQ-w_xq4-1Pd_vyO_ZLhkP7r9bHQ" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/sites/policies.ucsf.edu/files/css/css_fFrhmlZnn6E9v7vV61mIYCTucHZ5S90imq_4Qhm3_zk.css?delta=2&language=en&theme=echo&include=eJxljlEOAiEQQy9E4EhkFhoWHRgyA27W02v0Q6M_TfuaNCUzzFj7BWmKhmTmRTMUOXK16ei_H8I1VVicB-hqrogURqROfM6aLPwCZ6dNtLCRwSHt8uUazKjA3qmwbMQuiSJ00UZc73C3isPCS32TvBhukFJRGruFrGsQ-w_xq4-1Pd_vyO_ZLhkP7r9bHQ" /> </head> <body class="path-node page-node-type-knowledge-base"> <a href="#main-content" class="visually-hidden focusable skip-link"> Skip to main content </a> <div class="dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas" data-off-canvas-main-canvas> <div class="layout-container"> <header class="header" data-search-and-menu-visibility> <nav aria-label="UCSF" class="universal-header"> <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu">University of California San Francisco</a> <a href="https://giving.ucsf.edu" class="universal-header__give">Give to UCSF</a> </nav> <section class="navbar"> <div id="block-echo-branding" class="block block-system block-system-branding-block"> <a href="/" rel="home" id="logo" title="Campus Administrative Policies homepage" class="navbar__logo"> <img src="/themes/custom/echo/images/logos/policies-logo.svg" alt="Campus Administrative Policies homepage" height="53" width="189"/> </a> </div> <nav aria-label="Main" id="block-echo-main-menu" class="block block-menu menu--main"> <ul class="menu menu--level-1"> <li class="menu__item menu__item--level-1 menu__item--has-children"> <button class="menu__link menu__link--button menu__link--level-1 menu__link--has-children" aria-controls="policies-submenu-1" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Open/Close Policies submenu" type="button">Policies</button> <ul class="menu menu--level-2" id="policies-submenu-1"> <li class="menu__item menu__item--level-2"> <a href="/policy" class="menu__link menu__link--link menu__link--level-2">Policies Home</a> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--level-2"> <a href="/policy/all-campus-administrative-policies" class="menu__link menu__link--link menu__link--level-2" data-drupal-link-system-path="policy/all-campus-administrative-policies">All Policies</a> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--level-2"> <a href="/policy/subject-areas" class="menu__link menu__link--link menu__link--level-2" data-drupal-link-system-path="policy/subject-areas">Subject Areas</a> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--level-2"> <a href="/search" class="menu__link menu__link--link menu__link--level-2" data-drupal-link-system-path="search">Policies Search</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--level-1"> <a href="/policy-tools" class="menu__link menu__link--link menu__link--level-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1451">Policy Tools</a> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--level-1"> <a href="/related-resources" class="menu__link menu__link--link menu__link--level-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1446">Related Resources</a> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--level-1"> <a href="/updates" class="menu__link menu__link--link menu__link--level-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1481">Updates</a> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--level-1"> <a href="/contact" class="menu__link menu__link--link menu__link--level-1">Contact Us</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div id="global-search-dropdown" class="search--header"> <button class="search-icon" aria-controls="global-search-dropdown-form" aria-expanded=false> Search </button> <div class="search__dropdown"> <form id="global-search-dropdown-form" action="/search" accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" autocomplete="off" class="search"> <label for="header-search-input" class="visually-hidden">Search</label> <input id="header-search-input" type="text" name="search" value="" placeholder=Search... class="search__input"> <div class="focus-outline"> <input type="submit" value="Search" class="search__submit"> </div> </form> </div> </div> <button class="nav-toggle nav-toggle--active btn-alt-inverted" aria-controls="block-echo-main-menu" aria-expanded=false aria-label="Toggle Menu"> Menu <span class="nav-toggle__icon"></span> </button> </section> </header> <main class="l-container"> <a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"></a> <div id="block-echo-breadcrumbs" class="block block-system block-system-breadcrumb-block"> <nav class="l-container-breakout breadcrumb-wrapper" aria-label="Page location"> <ol class="breadcrumb l-container" id='top-breadcrumb'> <li class="breadcrumb-item"> <a href="/">Home</a> </li> <li class="breadcrumb-item"> <a href="/policy">Policies</a> </li> <li class="breadcrumb-item"> 550-29: Biosafety </li> </ol> </nav> </div> <div class="layout-content"> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> <div id="block-echo-page-title" class="block block-core block-page-title-block"> <div class="node-owner-group"> <h1 class="page-title"> 550-29: Biosafety </h1> <p class="node-owner-group__info"> <span class="node-owner-group__subheading">Questions?</span> <span class="node-owner-group__link">Contact <a href="/contact">Campus Administrative Policies</a><span> </p> </div> </div> <div id="block-echo-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <article class="node node--type-knowledge-base node--view-mode-full knowledge-base"> <div class="l-basic l-container-offset "> <nav class="l-sidebar knowledge-base__sidebar" aria-label="Table of contents"> <input type="checkbox" id="check"> <label for="check" class="box-shadow knowledge-base__mobile-overview-toggle">In this article</label> <h2 class="l-sidebar knowledge-base__sidebar-title">In this article</h2> <ul class="knowledge-base__nav"> <li> <a href="#field-overview"> Overview </a> </li> <li> <a href="#paragraph-10046"> Purpose </a> </li> <li> <a href="#paragraph-8286"> Definitions </a> </li> <li> <a href="#paragraph-10716"> Policy </a> </li> <li> <a href="#paragraph-9441"> Responsibilities </a> </li> <li> <a href="#paragraph-8811"> References </a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="l-content"> <div class="box-shadow knowledge-base__content background-white"> <h2 id="field-overview">Overview</h2> <div class="node__overview"><p>Ensures the safe conduct of research using infectious agents, select agents, and recombinant DNA technology.</p> </div> <div class="section-panel paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph-10046"> <h2>Purpose</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-section-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Biosafety Committee has been established to advise the Chancellor and work with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEH&S) to ensure the safe conduct of research using infectious agents, select agents and recombinant DNA technology.</p> </div> </div> <div class="accordion accordion--alt section-panel paragraph paragraph--type--definitions paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph-8286"> <h2>Definitions</h2><dl> <dt class="accordion__title"> <button class="accordion__button" aria-controls="accordion-id-1621" aria-expanded="false" id="accordion-title-1621">Select Agents</button> </dt> <dd class="accordion__body" id="accordion-id-1621" aria-labelledby="accordion-title-1621"> <p>Biological organisms and toxins identified and listed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that are subject to specific registration and safe guards.</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="section-panel paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph-10716"> <h2>Policy</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-section-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Biosafety Committee recommends to the Chancellor policies and procedures to provide adequate precautions and safeguards necessary to prevent infections for research using etiologic agents (whether bacterial, viral, rickettsial, chlamydial, parasitic, or fungal). The Biosafety Committee, in collaboration with the biosafety officer of EH&S, reviews and approves all research facilities and procedures using recombinant DNA technology for appropriate containment of biological material, including viruses, cell cultures, and protists.</p> </div> </div> <div class="section-panel paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph-9441"> <h2>Responsibilities</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-section-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>A.</strong> Executive Vice Chancellor</p> <p>The Executive Vice Chancellor:</p> <p>1. Appoints the Biosafety Committee and also may invoke special procedures to resolve disagreements regarding biosafety matters.</p> <p>2. Has delegated the daily operations regarding biosafety to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research.</p> <p><strong>B.</strong> Biosafety Committee</p> <p>It is the responsibility of the Biosafety Committee to:</p> <p>1. Review technical and safety-related aspects of the use of recombinant DNA and infectious agents;</p> <p>2. Develop a safety and operations manual for use of etiologic and other potentially biohazardous agents;</p> <p>3. Certify that facilities, procedures, and practices have been reviewed and approved;</p> <p>4. Promulgate a biosafety program in conjunction with OEH&S that satisfies federal, state, and local laws and regulations;</p> <p>5. Limit or revoke, as authorized by the Chancellor, an investigator's authority to use biohazardous materials if such use presents a hazard to individuals or violates health and safety codes;</p> <p>6. Implement the provisions of the Use of Department of Health and Human Services Select Agents;</p> <p>7. Perform other duties to fulfill its charge, as may be required by the Executive Vice Chancellor.</p> <p><strong>C.</strong> Biosafety Officer</p> <p>The biosafety officer of OEH&S provides technical support to the Biosafety Committee, including biological laboratory inspection and approval, consultation, education, and service as a liaison with regulatory bodies.</p> <p><strong>D.</strong> Principal Investigator</p> <p>In using etiologic agents or recombinant DNA technology, principal investigators must conduct their research in compliance with accepted standards of safe laboratory practice and any conditions of approval required by the Biosafety Committee or the Biosafety Officer of OEH&S.</p> </div> </div> <div class="section-panel paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph-8811"> <h2>References</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-section-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><ul> <li><a href="http://ucsfhr.ucsf.edu/policies/finalcc.pdf">UCSF Campus Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl4/bmbl4toc.htm">Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, Centers for Disease Control(CDC) 3rd Edition</a>, l993</li> <li>California Code of Regulations, Environmental Health Standards (Title 22)</li> <li>California Waste Management Act , 1990</li> <li>Code of Federal Regulations, Vol.51, No.88, 5/7/86</li> <li><a href="http://www.ehs.ucsf.edu/Manuals/BSM/BSM_TOC.html">UCSF Biosafety Manual</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ehs.ucsf.edu/Index.asp">UCSF Environmental Health and Safety Website</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.research.ucsf.edu/">UCSF Office of Research Website</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ehs.ucsf.edu/SafetyUpdates/BSU/Bsu5.pdf">UCSF Infectious Agent Transportation Policy, Environmental Health and Safety </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/od/sap/">Use of Department of Health and Human Services Select Agents</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div role="group" class="view view-meta-byline view-id-meta_byline view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-f46938ed91dde023e353cf1cf53436ba0b01dd5a49de02528e9fb12361c50d42"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="meta-byline"><div class="meta-byline-row"><h2 class="meta-byline-title">Subject area</h2><p><a href="/taxonomy/term/2231" hreflang="en">Health & Safety</a></p></div><div class="meta-byline-row"><h2 class="meta-byline-title">Policy number</h2><p>550-29</p></div><div class="meta-byline-row"><h2 class="meta-byline-title">Responsible office</h2><p><a href="/taxonomy/term/1966" hreflang="en">Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost</a></p></div><div class="meta-byline-row"><h2 class="meta-byline-title">Primary content owner</h2><p><a href="/taxonomy/term/2096" hreflang="en">Environment, Health and Safety</a></p></div><div class="meta-byline-row"><h2 class="meta-byline-title">Reviewed</h2><p><time datetime="2004-12-07T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">December 7, 2004</time> </p></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="footer"> <a href="/" rel="home" title="Campus Administrative Policies homepage" class="footer__logo"> <img src="/themes/custom/echo/images/logos/policies-logo.svg" alt="Campus Administrative Policies homepage" height="53" width="189"/> </a> <div class="footer__menus"> <nav aria-label="Footer" class="footer__columns"> </nav> </div><nav class="footer__legal" aria-label="Legal Information"> <p class="footer__copyright">漏 2024 The Regents of the University of California</p> <ul class="footer__legal-nav"> <li> <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/accessibility-resources">Accessibility</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/website-privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/website-terms-use">Terms of Use</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/azlist">A-Z Website List</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </footer> </div> </div> <script type="application/json" data-drupal-selector="drupal-settings-json">{"path":{"baseUrl":"\/","pathPrefix":"","currentPath":"node\/871","currentPathIsAdmin":false,"isFront":false,"currentLanguage":"en"},"pluralDelimiter":"\u0003","suppressDeprecationErrors":true,"google_analytics":{"account":"UA-1557428-4","trackOutbound":true,"trackMailto":true,"trackTel":true,"trackDownload":true,"trackDownloadExtensions":"7z|aac|arc|arj|asf|asx|avi|bin|csv|doc(x|m)?|dot(x|m)?|exe|flv|gif|gz|gzip|hqx|jar|jpe?g|js|mp(2|3|4|e?g)|mov(ie)?|msi|msp|pdf|phps|png|ppt(x|m)?|pot(x|m)?|pps(x|m)?|ppam|sld(x|m)?|thmx|qtm?|ra(m|r)?|sea|sit|tar|tgz|torrent|txt|wav|wma|wmv|wpd|xls(x|m|b)?|xlt(x|m)|xlam|xml|z|zip"},"user":{"uid":0,"permissionsHash":"8b0c82fd0976c61ca946eb928a0694c6243d71b5847c948f050a493eaa6afd99"}}</script> <script src="/sites/policies.ucsf.edu/files/js/js_Aco2iilEAxNSDcEu_WOumNU4H6LnJPwo7xmDA9q-7kI.js?scope=footer&delta=0&language=en&theme=echo&include=eJxljlEOAiEQQy9E4EhkFhoWHRgyA27W02v0Q6M_TfuaNCUzzFj7BWmKhmTmRTMUOXK16ei_H8I1VVicB-hqrogURqROfM6aLPwCZ6dNtLCRwSHt8uUazKjA3qmwbMQuiSJ00UZc73C3isPCS32TvBhukFJRGruFrGsQ-w_xq4-1Pd_vyO_ZLhkP7r9bHQ"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> /*<![CDATA[*/ (function() { var sz = document.createElement('script'); sz.type = 'text/javascript'; sz.async = true; sz.src = '//siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_8343.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(sz, s); })(); /*]]>*/ </script> </body> </html>