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 (PDF File)

Click here for The East Carolina University Respiratory Protection Program.

 

Forms & Documents
A full listing of our biological safety forms and documents can be found in our Biological Safety of 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 biohazardous agents such as those with an assigned biosafety level 2 or higher, including human tissues, human body fluids, commercially available cell lines, any retroviruses not specifically listed in the CDC/NIH manual (Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories 4th Edition), recombinant DNA, or select agents.

 

Biohazardous Materials Use Registration Form (Download)

For more information regarding NIH guidelines for research using recombinant DNA (Click Here)

 

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