This revision of the Biosafety Manual was prepared under the auspices of the Administrative Panel on Biosafety (APB) by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) after careful review of pertinent federal and state government regulatory documents, along with reference guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health.
This manual will:
- Address the most commonly asked questions from faculty, staff and students on general Biosafety, pathogens, and recombinant DNA (rDNA) or synthetic nucleic acid (sNA) issues;
- Provide information about training, safe work practices, safety equipment and personal protective equipment; and,
- Provide guidance for investigators who need to submit an application for review by the Administrative Panel on Biosafety.
Due to the ever-changing regulatory environment that we all live and work in, updates to this manual will be made as needed; these changes will also be made on the EH&S Biosafety web site (http://ehs.stanford.edu/researchlab/bio/).
Please feel free to comment on this manual. If you have questions regarding this manual, please call the Biological Safety Manager at Environmental Health and Safety Department, 725-1473.
Sincerely,
Ann Arvin, M.D. Vice Provost and Dean of Research
David Relman, M.D. Chair, Administrative Panel on Biosafety
Mark Holodniy, M.D. Co-Chair, Administrative Panel on Biosafety
Lawrence Gibbs Associate Vice-Provost, Environmental Health and Safety
Ellyn Segal, Ph.D. Biosafety Manager, Environmental Health and Safety
