About Us
The Biosafety Office assists the Hopkins community in maintaining a safe teaching, learning, and work environment that is compliant with federal, state and community regulations. Our goal is to serve as a technical knowledgebase and training resource for biological safety issues on campus.
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Subtopics
- Biological Safety Cabinet Assessments, Certifications, and Maintenance
- Institutional Biosafety Committee
- Institutional Review Entity (DURC)
- Registration of Clinical Research Protocols (Involving the Introduction of Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules, Potential Infectious Agents/Pathogens, and/or Biological Toxins in Human Subjects)
- Registration of Human Materials, Infectious Agents, Pathogens, and Toxins
- Registration of Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
- Select Agent Registration
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Resources
Forms
Training
See information about all HSE training modules:
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- DOT Training- Shipping Ebola Contaminated Waste
- DOT/ IATA Dangerous Good Shipping
- DOT/IATA Shipping Certification Consumer Commodities
(NOTE: Update to Ground Shipment Requirements) - Laboratory Safety Preparatory Course
Instructor-Led Training courses (see schedule and register on MyLearning):
Policies
See the HSE Policy Manual for all Policies
Biosafety-related policies:
- (HSE505) Acquisition and Use of Select Agents & Toxins
- (HSE-SP002) Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Control Plan
- (HSE508) Certification and Testing of Biological Safety Cabinets
- (HSE509) Clean Air Benches
- (HSE507) Containment for Research Involving Cell Culture
- (HSE502) Containment of Biological Agents and Materials
- (HSE511) Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC)
- (HSE500) Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- (HSE506) Protection of Vacuum Systems
- (HSE503) Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Research
- (HSE504) Registry of Biohazardous Agents and Materials
- (HSE510) Use of Gas in Biological Safety Cabinets
Important Links & Contact Information
Internal Resources:
- Johns Hopkins Institutional Review Entity (IRE) for Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC)
- Johns Hopkins Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) for work involving Human Subjects Protections
- Homewood Institutional Review Board (Homewood IRB)
- Bloomberg School of Public Health Institutional Review Board (BSPH IRB)
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Institutional Review Board (JHM IRB)
External Resources:
- NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
- NIH Policy on Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC)
- NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP, formerly Office of Biotechnology Activities or OBA)
- CDC Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL, 6th edition)
- Health Canada Pathogen Safety Data Sheets
- OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030
- FDA Center for Vaccines, Blood, and Biologics
Associations:
- American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)
- Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association (ChABSA)
Contact Information:
- Biosafety, IBC & IRE related items, contact: [email protected]
- Biosafety Safety Cabinet Certification and Maintenance, contact: [email protected]