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Andrea Hall
Assistant Director-Biological Safety (ADBS)
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ahall@northwestern.edu
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Biological Safety Information

The Biological Safety Program provides guidance to faculty, students and staff working with biological materials. The Chemical and Biological Safety in Laboratories Handbook outlines containment methods, biosafety levels, spill clean-up procedures and effective decontaminants.

Responsibility for maintaining related safety guidelines and coordinating the biological safety program is assigned to ORS.

Northwestern University Biosafety Manual

Overview

Responsibilities

Containment Methods

Biosafety Levels

Biological Spills

Animal Studies

Full Version: HTML | PDF


Bloodborne Pathogens

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
HTML | PDF

OSHA Standard

Hepatitis B Vaccine Information


Recombinant DNA

Recombinant DNA Program
HTML | PDF

Spill Procedures

NIH Guidelines

Biological Safety Training

Who Needs Training and How Often?

Bloodborne Pathogens Training

Safe Shipping of Biological Materials


Biological Waste

About the Bio-Waste Program

Drop-off sites

Do's and Don'ts of Biological Waste


Select Agents

Overview

Select Agent Program Core Document

List of Select Agents and Toxins

Select Agent Exclusions

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