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Biosafety Stewardship MRAM - Sept 11, 2014 Joe Giffels, Associate Vice Provost Office of Research University of Washington
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Biosafety Stewardship. MRAM - Sept 11, 2014 Joe Giffels, Associate Vice Provost Office of Research University of Washington. Recent Discoveries in Federal Labs. July: Smallpox discovered in a government lab in Maryland Since: 5 Select Agents discovered in NIH labs - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Biosafety StewardshipMRAM - Sept 11, 2014
Joe Giffels, Associate Vice ProvostOffice of Research
University of Washington
July: Smallpox discovered in a government lab in Maryland
Since: 5 Select Agents discovered in NIH labs
Since: Staphylococcal enterotoxin discovered in FDA lab
Recent Discoveries in Federal Labs
University of Washington Office of Research
August 18, 2014
Urges “safety stand-down” in all federal research labs
Urges extramural facilities to hold similar events
Office of Science and Technology Memohttp://
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/enhancing_biosafety_and_biosecurity_19aug2014_final.pdf
University of Washington Office of Research
National Biosafety Stewardship Month = September
Reexamine policies and procedures
Conduct inventories
Training -- Reexamine, update and reinforce
Reminders
NIH NoticeNOT-OD-14-127August 27, 2014
University of Washington Office of Research
Strongly encourage inventory of biohazardous agents and review of lab policies and procedures and training
UW Statementhttp://www.washington.edu/research/?page=frAnnouncements&q=1644
University of Washington Office of Research
Statement on OR home page as an Announcement
EH&S/Research & Occupational Safety/Biological Safetyhttp://www.ehs.washington.edu/rbsbiosafe/index.shtm
UW Resources
University of Washington Office of Research
