BIOLOGICAL SAFETY

 

A copy of the Biological Safety Manual may be accessed electronically as a PDF file. In order to view it you will need to have a copy of Acrobat Reader.

 

View the BioSafety Manual

 

Forms & Documents

A full listing of our biological safety forms and documents can be found in our forms and documents webpage.

Biohazardous Materials Use

 

Approval for the use of Biohazardous Agents is required by East Carolina University.

All individuals at the university are required to file a registration form with the Office of Prospective Health/Biological Safety, if they wish to work with biotoxins, allergens, biohazardous agents, those 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 renewal of a registration form to meet NIH Guidelines.

 

Biohazardous Materials Use Registration Form (Download)

 

Biological Safety Cabinets

 

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 annually, when they are new and installed, or if they are 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).

 

Training and Education

 

We offer training information and resources for biological safety which can be found in our Biological Safety section of our training and education webpage.

 

Click below to go open the Biological Safety Links Page

 

Links Page

 

Waste Pick Up

 

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

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

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

Do not hesitate to give me a call with regard to any questions you may have with regard to radiation safety.

 

Eddie