Newsletters
The following are the materials made available to the UWM campus and to the general public to learn more about the UWM biosafety program and best practices.
Archive
December 2017 NIH Guidelines Newsletter
Standard Operating Procedure Templates
These are not meant to be stand-alone documents; rather a baseline that the UWM Biosafety Program has established that should be followed no matter what type of equipment is being used. It is the responsibility of the PI to ensure that their personnel review SOPs regularly and understand how to properly utilize equipment and perform tasks in the laboratory.
Autoclave General Operating Guidelines (adapted from UW-Madison Guidelines)
Risk Assessment Resources
PIs or their Group Safety Representative must submit a completed risk assessment form when submitting any protocols involving new biohazardous agents. If no risk assessment is on file for the lab for a protocol, a new one must be created prior to biosafety protocol approval and discussed with the Biosafety Officer.
Biological Risk Assessment Template
Web Resources
The following links are intended to help PIs, lab managers, and other lab personnel to determine the needs for their research facility. It is the responsibility of each research group to utilize these resources to complete the Biosafety Protocol for research or teaching.
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th Edition
NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (April 2016)
Select Agents and Toxins, CDC and USDA APHIS
Pathogen Safety Data Sheets: Public Health Agency of Canada
WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual, 3rd Edition. World Health Organization
ASM Guidelines for Biosafety in Teaching Laboratories.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Association, U.S. DOT
U.S. CDC Import Permit Program
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Midwest Area Biosafety Network (MABioN)