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Revision as of 15:39, 23 March 2015
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Safe Project Design
Video Tutorials
To learn about biological risk assessment and responsible research, you can watch the two videos below.
These two videos were made available through SynBERC. Videos produced by Terry D. Johnson, based on slides by J. Christopher Anderson, both of UC Berkeley Bioengineering.
Safe Lab Work
Working Safely with Organisms
Risk groups / safety levels
Working Safely with Parts
Toxins, virulence factors, dangerous functions, parts in combination
Safety Committee Red Flags
Non-Biological Hazards
Chemical hazards (acid) and physical hazards (broken glass) are also present in laboratories. Follow your institution's rules about how to avoid these hazards.
General Lab Safety Manuals
- Synthetic Biology: A Lab Manual by Liljeruhm, Gullberg, and Forster: general guide to laboratory work in synthetic biology, with a chapter on basic safety practices. Purchase on Amazon
- WHO Biosafety Manual: PDF format, in several languages (English, Français, Español, Português, 中文, Русский, Italiano, 日本語, Српски / srpski, Tiếng Việt)
- Biosafety in Microbial and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL): a comprehensive guide to laboratory safety, published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.