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Biosafety

Coming soon: BSC replacement program!

Posted on November 16, 2022

Biosafety Month 2022: out of the approximately 1,800 BSC on the UW-Madison campus, 425 are at least 20 years old.

Posted in Biological Safety, Biosafety, Uncategorized

Poliovirus Containment

Posted on November 15, 2022

Biosafety Month 2022: Poliovirus potentially infectious materials (PIM) are anything that may unknowingly contain poliovirus because they were collected at a time and place where wild poliovirus or vaccine-derived poliovirus was in circulation or oral polio vaccine was in use.

Posted in Biological Safety, Biosafety, Uncategorized

Biosecurity: am I doing everything I can?

Posted on November 15, 2022

Biosafety Month 2022: What IS Biosecurity? The general rule for biosecurity is: the higher the biosafety level, the more security you should incorporate.

Posted in Biological Safety, Biosafety, Uncategorized

Biosafety Tips of the Week: Shoes and Clothing; Spill Procedures

Posted on November 15, 2022

Shoes and Clothing in the Research Lab, plus Biological Spill Procedures

Posted in Biological Safety, Biosafety, Uncategorized

Biosafety Tip of the Week: Cleaning and Disinfection Beneath BSC Work Surface

Posted on November 7, 2022

To help with BSC maintenance and to minimize BSC contamination, labs should clean and disinfect beneath the BSC work surface on a regular basis. Long handled cleaning pads can help to clean those hard-to-reach areas.

Posted in Biological Safety, Biosafety, Uncategorized

Biosafety Tip of the Week: BSC Moving Safety

Posted on November 7, 2022

A BSC must be decontaminated by the BSC Certification Program prior to moving

Posted in Biological Safety, Biosafety, Uncategorized

BSC Safety Poster

Posted on November 4, 2022

Biosafety Month 2022: Having a hard time coming up with ideas for your annuallab-specificrefresher training? We can help!

Posted in Biological Safety, Biosafety, Uncategorized

Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) Certification

Posted on November 4, 2022

Biosafety Month 2022: Having a hard time coming up with ideas for your annuallab-specificrefresher training? We can help!

Posted in Biological Safety, Biosafety, Uncategorized

Minors in Laboratories

Posted on November 4, 2022

Biosafety Month 2022: Having a hard time coming up with ideas for your annuallab-specificrefresher training? We can help!

Posted in Biological Safety, Biosafety, Uncategorized

New ABSL-2 Door Signs

Posted on October 31, 2022

Biosafety Month 2022: Having a hard time coming up with ideas for your annuallab-specificrefresher training? We can help!

Posted in Biological Safety, Biosafety, Uncategorized
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