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The Brody School of Medicine/Office of Prospective Health
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Office of Prospective Health
Ed Warren Life Science Building
Room 188
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Edward Johnson
Biological Safety Officer
744-2070

 

 Biological Safety

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Office of Prospective Health
600 Moye Boulevard
Ed Warren Life Science Building Room 188
Mail Stop #640
Greenville, NC  27834
Phone (252)744-2070 
Fax (252) 744-2417 
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Nick Chaplinski
Associate Biological Safety Officer
744-2070

 Biological Waste Management

Our biological waste management division schedules pickup and disposal of biomedical waste and regulated (red bag) waste and sharps.  
 
                                  

Biohazardous Materials Use

 

   

This includes:

    Allergens

    Biotoxins

    Infectious agents/microorganisms

    Human blood, tissue or cell lines

    Knock-out or transgenic animals

    Recombinant DNA in plants or symbionts

    Recombinant DNA or RNA

    Transgenic plants

    Viral Vectors   



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approval for the use of Biohazardous Agents in research or teaching is required.

All individuals are required to file a registration with the Office of Prospective

Health/Biological Safety, if they wish to work with a covered biohazard (biotoxins,

allergens, biohazardous agents, microorganisms with an assigned biosafety

level 2 or higher, human tissues, body fluids and commercially available human

cell lines, any recombinant DNA or synthetic genomics work or use of viral

vectors,  or Select Agents).  Use or breeding of knock-out or transgenic

animals may require registration to meet NIH Guidelines. 

 

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Biological Safety Cabinets

 

Biological Safety Cabinets and Laminar Flow Hood Certificate Costs

   

All biological safety cabinets at East Carolina University must be certified annually.
 


 

 

 

Basic certification includes: leak testing HEPA filters, checking air inflow and exhaust
rates in the cabinet, noise and vibration tests, as well as checking light levels inside
the cabinet on the work surface.

Cabinets are to be certified when they are newly installed, annually, or if moved
to a different location. If your cabinet needs certification, or if you believe it may
not be operating properly, contact the Biological Safety Officer (744-3437). 
 
 
 ECU BioSafety Manual  Biosafety Manual________  ___   



 

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

          

          

 

 

           DOCUMENTS 

 

Biohazardous Waste Disposal ProcedureS

 
           Forms
 
    Information Links
 
          SIGNS AND LABELS/STICKERS
 
 
Compliance Training
  
Saf-T-Pak/IATA Training Requirements 
goods through IATA.  Dangerous goods are defined as articles or substances which
are capable of posing risk to health, safety, property or the environment. If your
position requires you to ship any dangerous goods through IATA, you need training.
 
You may be exempt** from this training depending on what you actually ship (see below).
 
Shipping categories which require training:
  • Category A substances: An infectious substance which is transported in a form that, when exposure to it occurs, is capable of causing permanent disability, life threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals.
  • Category B substances: An infectious substance which does not meet the criteria for inclusion into category A (example, patient samples in which it has not been determined if they contain an infectious substance or not)
  • If you ship genetically modified organism or micro-organisms

**YOU MAY BE EXEMPT FROM THIS TRAINING IF: Exempt status can only be

used for direct patient specimens.  Direct patient specimens are those collected
directly from the human or animal which have been determined by a professional
to have minimal likelihood of containing a pathogen.  If the specimen is cultured
after collection, it can no longer be considered a direct patient specimen.
 
Please review the list of Category A substances and flow chart below to determine whether
or not you need training.   If you follow the flow chart and end up at any of the UN boxes
at the bottom, then this training is required for you.  If you have any questions please
don’t hesitate to email or call Eddie Johnson or Nick Chaplinski at 744-2070.
           Training Slides and VIDEOS
 
    
            LINKS
 
CDC Links 
    
CDC/NIH 
 
NIH 
Adenovirus Vector Containment
Guideline to the Guidelines NIH's internal document - a nice summary though
Synthetic Genomics Issues, NIH 2007 slides
 
 
WHO
 
PHP&R
 
American Biological Safety Association
 
Controlled Environmental Testing Association
 
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   BIOLOGICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT   

 Biological Waste Pick Up  

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CONTACT:

 

For Radioactive Waste pick up, call 744-3867 and press #1.

For HIPPA-Compliant Clinical Confidential Document pick up, call 744-3867 and press #2.

For Biological Waste pick up, call 744-3867 and press #3.

For other questions call 744-9092.  
 
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