BIOLOGICAL SAFETY RELATED LINKS

View additional biological safety-related information below.

• Training

  Training is a key element in the process of working safely with biohazardous materials. Successful completion of a range of biosafety and other safety and security-related training programs are required prior to accessing and/or working in SBU laboratories. Special attention should be paid to positions where mentoring and on-the-job training are necessary. New hires/employees and students without adequate prior experience should not be allowed to work unsupervised with hazardous materials until they have adequately demonstrated proficiency to their PI or supervisor who is responsible for documenting the process. Basic biosafety training requirements at SBU are summarized below.
  
  All lab personnel using or are exposed to biohazardous materials in BSL-1, BSL-2 or BSL-3 laboratories must complete ELS 003: Laboratory Safety – Biological Hazards. This course is required annually for BSL-2 and BSL-3.

  All lab personnel working with or exposed to human or primate source material (tissue, blood, cells, etc.) must also complete EOS 004: Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens annually.

  Access these safety courses as well as other safety training offered by EH&S.

• Biosafety equipment

  View information on biosafety equipment. 

• Biological waste

  Laboratorians who generate biohazardous waste in the laboratory must ensure that the labeling, packaging, and intermediate disposal of waste conform to federal, state, and University regulations. The appropriate packing of all waste is fundamental for ensuring protection of the handler, other laboratorians, custodial staff, others who handle waste and the community. To learn more view the hazardous waste webpage.