Whereas biosafety aims at protecting public health and environment from accidental exposure to biological agents, biosecurity deals with the prevention of misuse through loss, theft, diversion or intentional release of pathogens, toxins and any other biological materials..
The Institutional Biological Safety Program implemented the Institutional Biological Safety Manual in coordination with the Institutional Biosafety Committee, Employee Health Services, Environmental Health & Safety, and the Laboratory Safety Committee.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)monitors all l.
The Institutional Biological Safety Program identifies biological safety practices, procedures, facility construction, and operational standards for the safe handling and use of biohazardous materials for research, clinical, and teaching activities at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS).
The Institutional Biological Safety Program applies to all academic faculty, staff, visiting scientists, students, public visitors, volunteers, and contract personnel located on the campus or any locations where ISMMS has management control of specific biohazardous materials.
Biosafety and biosecurity are important considerations in a broad range of endeavors from plant and animal agriculture to environmental protection; however this chapter is specifically focused on implications for human clinical research and human health.
Acting as an agent for the University in regulating work involving such materials, the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)* shall ensure that work in the following four categories (the “Covered Work”) meets all applicable safety, legal, and ethical requirements.
The Institutional Biosafety Plan (IBP) provides guidance on requirements for the safe use of regulated biological materials in research and teaching at UCLA.
The IBP applies to all UCLA faculty, staff, students, contract employees, and other personnel working at locations where UCLA has management of the following biological materials:.
