The Animal Research Safety group has updated the ABSL-2, Chemical, and Radiological Hazards door signs for the animal facilities! PPE options better accommodate the biosafety protocol guidelines for those entering rooms without handling animals and …
Biosafety
Introducing BioContainment Lab Services (BLS)
We are excited to announce that the former Engineering Technical Services Team has been renamed as the BioContainment Lab Services (BLS). This new name eliminates confusion with other engineering groups.
Disinfectants in animal areas
Do you work with animals listed on a biological safety protocol? Each facility is responsible for providing disinfectants that will prevent the transmission of animal pathogens; however these chemicals are unlikely to be approved for disinfection of biohazards.
Demystifying biosafety acronyms
Our world is full of abbreviations, and UW-Madison is no exception. For instance, in the field of Biosafety, IBC and OBS are often used. Here is a brief history to differentiate between the two. The …
Coming soon: BSC replacement program!
Biosafety Month 2022: out of the approximately 1,800 BSC on the UW-Madison campus, 425 are at least 20 years old.
Poliovirus Containment
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.
Biosecurity: am I doing everything I can?
Biosafety Month 2022: What IS Biosecurity? The general rule for biosecurity is: the higher the biosafety level, the more security you should incorporate.
Biosafety Tips of the Week: Shoes and Clothing; Spill Procedures
Shoes and Clothing in the Research Lab, plus Biological Spill Procedures
Biosafety Tip of the Week: Cleaning and Disinfection Beneath BSC Work Surface
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.
Biosafety Tip of the Week: BSC Moving Safety
A BSC must be decontaminated by the BSC Certification Program prior to moving