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Team:Colombia Uniandes/Safety
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Contents
Biosafety Provisions
Institutional Regulations
Our project safety procedures are governed by the general regulations of the University regarding the proper standard rules and safety guidelines for laboratory practices.
Teaching and research laboratories in the university are specially regulated accordingly to the dependence they belong to. In our case, the Faculty of Sciences Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Physics.
The specific guidelines for the laboratory work at the Department of Biological Sciences are available online (in Spanish only) [http://micro.uniandes.edu.co/MICUA_/Docencia_files/Reglamento%20DCB%202010.pdf Biosafety Guidelines].
Our main workspaces are the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/HOME/Home.html LAMFU] and the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics] facilities, BSL2 research laboratories, but also we occasionally work on several BSL1 teaching laboratories (Department of Biological Sciences).
Institutional Biosafety Committees
There is the Parietal Committee for Occupational Health (COPASO), regulated by the Colombian Constitution (Resolution Number 2013, Year 1989). The information regarding the functions and regulations of the COPASO committee is available [http://tramites.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/tramitesservicios/copaso/copaso.aspx online] (Spanish only).
There is also the [http://investigaciones.uniandes.edu.co/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=56&Itemid=65 Bioethical Committee] of the Faculty of Sciences, to whom we have presented our project proposal. Although we are still waiting for a response from the committee, our research methods and safety precautions are well within the regulations of the Committee.
Biosafety Training & Work Precautions
All team members were required to attend safety training focused on:
• General biosafety principles.
• The proper use of containment equipment (Biological safety (laminar flow) cabinets and delimited working space when required) as well as personal protective equipment (PPE) (White coat and gloves).
• Risk assessment of experiments involving: Recombinant DNA, ethidium bromide, other biohazardous materials.
• Proper Biological waste disposal.
Our main concern was to work with the appropriate safety guidelines for working in both research and teaching laboratories (BL1-BL2) in order to minimize exposure to hazardous agents. We also work with the participating laboratories´ procedures to minimize waste and encourage use of reusable glassware instead of disposable plastic.
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Biosafety Provisions
Institutional Regulations
Our project safety procedures are governed by the general regulations of the University regarding the proper standard rules and safety guidelines for laboratory practices.
Teaching and research laboratories in the university are specially regulated accordingly to the dependence they belong to. In our case, the Faculty of Sciences Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Physics.
The specific guidelines for the laboratory work at the Department of Biological Sciences are available online (in Spanish only) [http://micro.uniandes.edu.co/MICUA_/Docencia_files/Reglamento%20DCB%202010.pdf Biosafety Guidelines].
Our main workspaces are the [http://lamfu.uniandes.edu.co/HOME/Home.html LAMFU] and the [http://biofisica.uniandes.edu.co/ Biophysics] facilities, BSL2 research laboratories, but also we occasionally work on several BSL1 teaching laboratories (Department of Biological Sciences).
Institutional Biosafety Committees
There is the Parietal Committee for Occupational Health (COPASO), regulated by the Colombian Constitution (Resolution Number 2013, Year 1989). The information regarding the functions and regulations of the COPASO committee is available [http://tramites.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/tramitesservicios/copaso/copaso.aspx online] (Spanish only).
There is also the [http://investigaciones.uniandes.edu.co/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=56&Itemid=65 Bioethical Committee] of the Faculty of Sciences, to whom we have presented our project proposal. Although we are still waiting for a response from the committee, our research methods and safety precautions are well within the regulations of the Committee.
Biosafety Training & Work Precautions
All team members were required to attend safety training focused on:
• General biosafety principles.
• The proper use of containment equipment (Biological safety (laminar flow) cabinets and delimited working space when required) as well as personal protective equipment (PPE) (White coat and gloves).
• Risk assessment of experiments involving: Recombinant DNA, ethidium bromide, other biohazardous materials.
• Proper Biological waste disposal.
Our main concern was to work with the appropriate safety guidelines for working in both research and teaching laboratories (BL1-BL2) in order to minimize exposure to hazardous agents. We also work with the participating laboratories´ procedures to minimize waste and encourage use of reusable glassware instead of disposable plastic.
