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Safety Form

This form is for you to tell us all about your project, the organisms/parts you are using, the potential risks of your project, and what you are doing to reduce those risks.

Safety Form

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1.- Contact Information

Name

Email

Note

It is your responsibility to demonstrate that your work is safe. The easiest way to do this is through a well-researched and comprehensive safety form.

2.- About our Lab

This part of the form is for you to tell us about your laboratory space and your safety equipment. If you need help, please consult your faculty advisor or laboratory manager. You can also read the Safety page and the Risk Groups page for basic information about different types of biology labs.

1. Please upload a photo or two of your lab, preferably showing the relevant safety features and paste the link here:

Biosafety Level

2. What is the Safety Level of your lab? [Help about Risk Groups and Safety Levels]

• Level 1 (low risk)
• Level 2 (moderate risk)
• Level 3 (high risk)
• Level 4 (extreme risk)
• Our team is not doing any wet-lab work

Note

iGEM teams should not use Risk Group 3 or 4 organisms, and they should not work in Safety Level 3 or 4 labs. If you are planning to work at Safety Level 3 or 4, contact safety (AT) igem (DOT) org right away!!

• Other safety level:
• We have several different lab spaces with different Safety Levels:
• Unknown (please comment):

Work areas

3 Which work areas do you use to handle biological materials? Please check all that apply.

• Open bench
• Biosafety cabinet
• Other work area:
• Unknown:

Biosafety Training

4. Have your team members received any safety training yet?

• Yes, we have already received safety training.
• We plan to receive safety training in the future:
• We will not have safety training:

Note

For the purposes of iGEM, biosafety and biosecurity training covers the procedures and practices used to manage risks to your team, colleagues and institution, communities and the environment - from accidents or deliberate misuse of your projects. All team members are expected to be aware of these risks and to work to manage them

5. Please briefly describe the topics that you learned about (or will learn about) in your safety training.

• Lab access and rules (including appropriate clothing, eating and drinking, etc.)
• Responsible individuals (such as lab or departmental specialist or institutional biosafety officer)
• Differences between biosafety levels
• Biosafety equipment (such as biosafety cabinets)
• Good microbial technique (such as lab practices)
• Disinfection and sterilization
• Emergency procedures
• Transport rules
• Chemicals, fire and electrical safety
• Other