Texas Tech University is actively committed to preserving the health and safety of its students, staff, and faculty and to protecting the environment and surrounding community. It is recognized that use of certain potentially hazardous materials is necessary in many university research and teaching applications. Work with microorganisms, recombinant/synthetic DNA/RNA, as well as, human and animal materials requires special practices and procedures (and in some cases special equipment) to protect personnel, the environment, and the materials from contamination.
The Department of Environmental Health & Safety provides guidance regarding the assessment, containment, and security of biological materials that complement the institutional operating policies which support compliance with the guidelines, recommendations, and regulations applicable to work biological materials.
To facilitate the culture of safety at Texas Tech University in addition to compliance with certain funding agencies, biosafety training is required for all individuals prior to beginning work with particular materials, and biennially thereafter.
Resources & Links
TTU Laboratory Safety Manual
CDC - Publications & Forms (includes the BMBL)
NIH-OSP Division of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Emerging Biotechnology
Pathogen Safety Data Sheets
American Biological Safety Association - ABSA International
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
Texas Department of State Health Services - Bloodborne Pathogens
How to Work in a Biosafety Cabinet - instructional video
Safely doffing gloves - Beaking Method
Safely doffing gloves - common method summary
BioSafety Topics
The links below provide specific information about the BioSafety & BioSecurity Program at Texas Tech.
Animal MaterialsArthropods & Vectors
Biological Risk Assessment
BioSafety & BioSecurity Home Page
BioSafety FAQs
BioSafety PI Responsibilities
BioSecurity
BioWaste Management
Decontamination
Emergency Response
Human & Non-Human Primate Materials
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
IBC Protocol Registration
Microorganisms
Occupational Health Program (OHP)
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Transporting Biological Materials
Working Safely with Biological Materials
Environmental Health & Safety
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Address
Texas Tech University, 407 Flint Ave, Lubbock, TX 79409 (Mail Stop 1090) -
Phone
806.742.3876 -
Email
safety@ttu.edu