Team:UESTC-China/safety
Project Safety
➤ CHASSIS:
The chassis we used are E.coli (DH5a) and A.tume (EHA105)which all belong to RISK LEVEL 1, means they are low risk for human being and environment.
➤ PARTS:
Our parts are all taken from the RISK LEVEL 1 organisms, therefore do not contain any virulence factors. Therefore, the parts in our project are no harm for human/animals/plants.
The material we used in our laboratory is tobacco leaves, which is nontoxic to our bodies. And there is an inoculation room, where we handle the tobacco leaves. There are four super clean benches, which are sterilized by UV before we use.
EXPECTED PROTECTION MECHANISM:
IGEM SAFETY FORM：
Safety about our lab:
Safety about our project:
Final safety form:
Lab Safety
➤ DISPOSAL:
To avoid the pollution of environment, we gather all cultivate medium with bacteria and sterilize it before discarding. For some reagents which have risk for health, such as EB, we use them carefully in the correct position and keep a separate container for hazardous waste. In order to keep our laboratory safe and clean, we carry out regular cleaning, sterilization, and disinfection every day. Besides, we also check out the electrical installment and instrument to ensure safe experiment and environment.And we have a plant culture room that one person in charge to protect our plants to make sure they can’t escape to the wild.
【High-Pressure Steam Sterilization Pot】
【plant culture room】
【illumination incubator】
Researcher Safety
➤ TRAINNING:
We had a lesson about lab safety provided by the university biosafety office in our freshman year. In this lesson, freshman can learn the correct experimental operation and much knowledge about chemical drugs and reagents. And the students who pass the final safety test will accept a diploma, with which one may enter the lab and start experiment.【照片】
➤ OPERATION:
Our experimental operation are strictly follow the guidelines:
Laboratory coveralls, gowns or uniforms must be worn at all times for work in the laboratory；
When some volatile toxic reagents are necessary, we will operate in the fume hood;
All reagents have designated position and must returned after experiment;
A variety of drugs and reagents must be signed a clean label including the name, concentration, specification, etc;
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