Do you plan to send laboratory items to Surplus With A Purpose (SWAP)? There are special considerations for sending items from a laboratory to SWAP.
Items sent to SWAP must be clean and safe to handle with bare hands. They must be free of biological, chemical, and radiological hazards. Information regarding the types of materials accepted by SWAP may be found at https://swap.wisc.edu/material-acceptance-guidelines-2/
If you need more information on disinfection/inactivation methods, please check your approved biosafety protocol. In addition, we have helpful information found on the “OK to Move or Repair Poster” that you can order at ehs.wisc.edu/ehs-signage/#post-321.
If you have questions about whether your property is suitable for redistribution through SWAP, contact swap@bussvc.wisc.edu.
It’s Biosafety and Biosecurity Month 2023! Look out for more biosafety topics each week in October.
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