Team:NCTU Formosa/Safe Shipment

Safe Shipment

Solutions to Problems involving the sending of DNA parts to the Registry

Problem 1: How to ensure the safe arrival of the DNA parts to the Registry
  • By familiarizing with the procedure
    Starting from iGEM’s website http://parts.igem.org/Help:Submission, we learnt that we should first add the part to the registry, use submission kit, tracked mail, and etcetera.
  • Rarely cause ailment in immunocompetent adults
Safe Lab
  • Mechanical pipetting (not mouth pipetting)
  • Safe sharps handling procedure is given
  • Avoidance of splashes or aerosols
  • Decontamination
    • Work surfaces when experiment is complete and regularly
    • Spills (Immediately)
    • Infectious materials before disposal (autoclaving)
  • Personal hygiene
    • Wash of hands after handling materials, removing gloves, and prior to leaving the laboratory.
    • Eating, drinking, smoking, and wearing contact lenses are not permitted
  • Standard protective equipment is usually worn (gloves and lab coat)
    • Latex gloves are mandatory when there is a cut or rash present on hands
    • Laboratory coats are worn to prevent damaging of street clothes
    • Protective eyewear is worn when experiments might have splashes of microorganisms or other similar situations.
  • Biohazard signs are posted and access to the lab is limited by IC cards


Reference
 Biosafety Levels 1, 2, 3 & 4, Lab Manager


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