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THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

OEH&S Biosafety Manual Table of Contents

SECTION DESCRIPTION  
     
INTRODUCTION Introduction to the Manual  
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Biosafety Principles and Practices  
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CHAPTER 2 Biological Safety Program Administration  
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CHAPTER 3 Who needs to File for a Biological Use Authorization (BUA) Approval  
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CHAPTER 4 The BUA Application Process  
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CHAPTER 5 What Constitutes a Biohazard (Bacteria, viruses, Fungi, Toxins, Parasites, Cells in Culture)  
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CHAPTER 6 What Recombinant DNA Research Needs a BUA  
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CHAPTER 7 Laboratory Design, Potentially Hazardous Laboratory Work Practices and Using Controls Correctly  
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CHAPTER 8 Managing Biohazardous Waste  
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CHAPTER 9 Occupational Health and Medical Surveillance  
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CHAPTER 10 Training Requirements  
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CHAPTER 11 Special Programs (SA, BBP, Orthopox, Q-fever, B-virus, prions)  
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CHAPTER 12

Animal Biosafety

 
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CHAPTER 13

Responding to Emergencies Involving Biohazardous Materials

 
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CHAPTER 14 Shipping, Transport, Importing, Exporting of Biohazardous Materials  
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CHAPTER 15 Audits and Inspections  
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CHAPTER 16 Biosafety Level 3 Facilities and Operations  
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CHAPTER 17 Clinical Trials and Human Studies  
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APPENDIX D STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION  
     
APPENDIX E BIOLOGICAL USE AUTHORIZATION (BUA) FORMS  
E1 Biological Use Authorization (BUA) Application Form  
E2 Principal Investigator Form  
E3 Hazardous Materials Use Form - Training Experience Verification  
E4  User Authorization Modification Request  
E5 Animal Involvement in the Animal Care Facility  
E6 Application for Use of the Fermentation Facility  
     
APPENDIX F SPECIFIC TRAINING REQUIREMENTS  
     
APPENDIX G LABORATORY SAFETY AUDITS (INSPECTIONS)  
G1 Comprehensive Laboratory Audits for Safety, Category A (Quarterly) Checklist  
G2 Comprehensive Laboratory Audits for Safety, Category B Biological Safety Checklist  
G3  Biological Safety Self-Audit Guide  
     
APPENDIX H BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS STANDARD  
H1 Exposure Control Plan Summary  
H2 Hepatitis B Vaccine Compliance Form  
H3  Universal Precautions  
     
APPENDIX I MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE  
     
APPENDIX J MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL  
J1  Autoclave Quality Control (QC) Program  
J2 UCSF Autoclave QC Log  
J3 Autoclave QC Approved/Not Approved Tags  
J4 Medical (RED BAG) Waste Policy and Procedures (Biological Safety Update)  
J5 Sharps Handling and Disposal Procedures (Biological Safety Update)  
     
APPENDIX K TRANSPORTATION OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS  
K1 Transportation Within a UCSF Campus  
K2 Transportation Between UCSF Campuses  
K3 Domestic and International Shipment of Biological Materials  
K4 CDC’s "Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents"  
K5 CDC Packaging and Labeling Diagram  
K6  Infectious Agent Shipping and Transport Policy (Biological Safety Update)  
     
APPENDIX L SPECIAL PROGRAMS  
  Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) Management at UCSF (Appendix G of IIPP Manual)  
L2  Prion Research/Creutzfeldt-Jacob (CJD) Disease Guidelines  
L3 Cell Culture Guidelines  
L4  Human Blood or Blood Products, Unfixed Human Tissue and Body Fluid Guidelines  
L5  Tuberculosis Exposure Control Guidelines  
L6 Vaccinia Guidelines  
L7 Herpesvirus Simiae Guidelines  
     
APPENDIX M IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION PERMITS FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS  
     
APPENDIX N REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF CDC SELECT AGENTS