Applying biosafety standards
September declared National Biosafety Stewardship Month
1:39 p.m., Sept. 19, 2014--September has been declared National Biosafety Stewardship Month by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This designation is designed to remind everyone of the need for vigilance in the application of biosafety standards.
In supporting this awareness campaign, University of Delaware Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and the University Biosafety Committee encourage all laboratories working with biological materials to participate by:
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- Going through all freezers, refrigerators and storage cabinets for biological materials. Properly discard any materials, including samples and agents that are no longer needed.
- Updating the biological material inventories.
- Ensuring all lab staff members are up to date with the biosafety, recombinant DNA safety, and blood borne pathogens trainings, as appropriate.
- Reviewing all protocols and standard operating procedures for biological work with their lab group members. Make updates to these procedures as needed.
Individuals with questions or needing assistance should contact Krista Murray, assistant director and biosafety officer, at klmurray@udel.edu or 302-831-1433.