| 1 | | | CDC/NIH's "Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories" |
| | HHS Publication No. (CDC) 21-1112 | | | Widely known as the cornerstone of biosafety practice and policy in the US, this document is a best practice standard, but is not enforceable as a regulation. http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/index.htm | CAS Human Phys HPNY, CAS Biology, CAS Chemistry, Rsch Inst Neuroscience, Psychology | Biosafety Offier |
| 2 | | | Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards |
| Executive Order 13563 and 12866 | | | | Establishes risk-based performance standards for the security of the nation’s chemical facilities.It requires covered chemical facilities to prepare Security Vulnerability Assessments, which identify facility security vulnerabilities, and to develop and implement Site Security Plans, which include measures that satisfy the identified risk-based performance standards. | University of Oregon, all operations | Director, EHS |
| 3 | | | DEA Controlled Substance Program |
| 21CFR 1300-21CFR 1308 | | | | As specified in 21 CFR Parts 1300-1308, researchers in possession of substances listed in the DEA Controlled Substance list must obtain registration through DEA. Internal UO policy requires researchers possess their own registration. Support for this program is provided through EHS. https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/ | CAS Human Phys HPNY, CAS Biology, CAS Chemistry, Rsch Inst Neuroscience | Biosafety Officer |
| 4 | | | Hazardous Materials Transportation Act |
| 49 U.S.C. §§ 5101-5128 | | | OAR 740-110-0010 to 740-110-0090 | Primary objective is to provide adequate protection against the risks to life and property inherent in the transportation of hazardous material in commerce by improving the regulatory and enforcement authority of the Secretary of Transportation.Training is required 90 days after employment or change in job function, followed by recurrent training once every two years. | University of Oregon, all operations | Director EHS |
| 5 | | | Medical Waste Tracking Act 42 U.S.C. § 6992 |
| 40 CFR Parts 22 and 259 | | | | If the University is a generator of medical (biological) waste it must track it from "cradle to grave" and make all records available to the Environmental Protection Agency upon request. Medical waste includes but is not limited to: Cultures of infectious agents, discarded vaccines, tissues, organs, body parts, blood products, sharps, soiled dressings and surgical gloves, etc. | University of Oregon, all operations | Hazardous Waste Technician |
| 6 | | | NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules |
| | NIH Publication | | | Applicable to any institution that receives federal funding. Mandates establishment of Institutional Biosafety Committee for reviewing and approving work involving recombinant materials, transgenic animals/insects, and synthetic DNA. Requirement for reporting exposures meeting certain criteria immediately to NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities. UO's IBC includes registration and review of some biological work outside this scope (select agents, BSL-2 and higher, dual use research of concern, etc). http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/biosafety/nih-guidelines | University of Oregon, all operations | Biosafety Officer |
| 7 | | | OAR Division 56 Infectious Waste Rules |
| | | ORS 431.110, 433.004 & 459.395 | OAR 333-056-0020, 333-056-0050 | Establishes requirements for treatment and disposal of materials deemed Infectious Waste. Includes biohazard waste and sharps as defined in the regs. Establishes requirements if autoclaving is used as the treatment method prior to disposal. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_333/333_056.html | CAS Biology, Rsch Inst Neuroscience, any labs with etiologic agents | Biosafety Officer |
| 8 | | | Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories |
| 29CFR 1910.1450 | | | OAR 437-002-0360 | This section shall apply to all employers engaged in the laboratory use of hazardous chemical.A laboratory is defined by OSHA as a “facility where the use of hazardous chemicals occurs”. It includes workplaces where relatively small quantities of hazardous chemicals are used on a non-production basis.Employers must limit the exposure to hazardous substances. https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=Standards&p_id=10106 | CAS Human Phys, CAS Biology, CAS Chemistry, CAS Physics, CAS Geological Science, Rsch Institute of Neuroscience, | Laboratory Safety Officer |
| 9 | | 29 U.S.C. § 651-678 | | ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423, 654.750 to 654.780 and 654.991 | | Requires employers to train employees on hazards in the workplace, to provide information to employees, to report occupational injuries and illnesses to the federal government, and to keep records of same, and to provide controls and protective equipment as well. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/chapter-15 | University of Oregon, all operations | Laboratory Safety Officer |
| 10 | | | OSHA - Bloodborne Pathogens Standard |
| 29CFR 1910.1030 | | | OAR 437 Division 2 Subdivision Z | The University must maintain a written exposure control plan and provide appropriate instruction on precautions to all workers who might become exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials. Maintain sharps injury log and implement safer sharps technologies in patient care. http://osha.oregon.gov/OSHARules/div2/div2Z-1030-bloodborne.pdf | University of Oregon, all operations | Biosafety Officer |
| 11 | | | OSHA Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in General Industry |
| 29CFR 1910.132 | | | OAR 437-002-0134, 437-002-0138, 437-002-0139, | OSHA requires the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative controls are not feasible or effective in reducing these exposures to acceptable levels.The new guidance, effective February 10, 2011, clarifies what type of PPE employers must provide at no cost to workers and when employers are required to pay for PPE. https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9777&p_table=STANDARDS | University of Oregon, all operations | Laboratory Safety Officer |
| 12 | | | OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard |
| 29CFR 1910.1200 | | | OAR 437-002-0360 | To comply with employees' right to know about the hazards associated with materials/substances they use on the job, the University must compile and maintain chemical inventories, and make Safety Data Sheets readily available upon employee request. https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=10099 | University of Oregon, all operations | Laboratory Safety Officer |
| 13 | | | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6992k | | | | Gives the EPA authority to control hazardous waste – generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal.If the University is a hazardous waste generator it must:Certify there is a program in place to reduce quantity and toxicity of waste to the degree economically practicable;Establish record-keeping practices for waste generated; 3. Use appropriate containers and labeling practices for storage, transport or disposal, and use a manifest system.If the university is a small quantity generator, it must provide to the EPA every year setting out quantities and nature of waste generated, how disposed, efforts to reduce volume and toxicity, and changes in volume and toxicity achieved.Underground Storage Tank training must be conducted every 7 years. | University of Oregon, all operations | Hazardous Waste Technician, Chemical Safety Officer |
| 14 | | | The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act |
| 18 U.S.C. § 175b | | | | All colleges and universities that possess select agents, which are biological agents and toxins specified on the BSAT list, need to register with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and implement proper containment, security, and accountability procedures. Requires prompt notification of theft, loss, or release of BSAT. Currently the only work at UO is permissible amounts of Tetrodotoxin. http://www.selectagents.gov/SelectAgentsandToxinsList.html | CAS Biology | Biosafety Officer |
| 15 | | | Toxic Substances Control Act |
| 15 U.S.C. § 2601-2629 | | | | Regulates the use and disposal of certain chemicals, including PCBs used in electrical transformers. Must comply with regulations concerning use, service, storage, and disposal of transformers containing PCBs.The Act requires the identification, inventory, marking and quarterly inspection of PCB transformers. | University of Oregon, all operations | Chemical Safety Officer |
| 16 | | | US NRC Standards for Protection Against Radiation |
| 10 CFR Part 20 | | ORS Chapter 453, Divisions 605 through 807 | OAR Chapter 333, Divisions 100 through 125 | The regulations in this part establish standards for protection against ionizing radiation resulting from activities conducted under licenses issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. These regulations are issued under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended. | CAS Biology, CAS Chemistry, CAS Physics, Rsch Inst of Molecular Biology | Radiation Safety Officer |
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