Policies, Permits, and Resources for the IBC

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National Institutes of Health Office of Science Policy

NIH Guidelines for Research Involving  Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules

• The Major Actions under the NIH Guidelines 
• Investigator Responsibilities under the NIH Guidelines
• Release of Client-owned Animals Covered by the NIH Guidelines
• NIH FAQ's on Incident reporting
• Toxin Experiments 
• Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) 
  • Cornell University Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) Policy
• Gain of Function Research
• NIH Stem Cell Information Website

Center for Disease Control

CDC Homepage

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL 6th Ed.)
• Biosafety Resources and Tools
• Import Permit Program 
  • Do I need an import permit?
• Select Agent Program 
  • Mandated by Congress, the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) regulates the possession, use, and transfer of biological select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products.
  • The program is managed jointly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture).
• eFSAP Resource Center- Everything you need to gain access to and use the new electronic Federal Select Agent Program portal, eFSAP.
• Select Agents and Toxins List
  •  Cornell University Federal Select Agent Program is managed by EHS Biosafety

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA APHIS)

• Biotechnology Regulation Services (BRS)
  • Permitting Guidance
  • Regulatory Exemptions and Confirmations
  • Online APHIS efile
• Plant Protection Quarantine (PPQ)
• Import Permits (PPQ)
• Plant Pest Information  
• Plant Pest Look Up
• Animal Health
  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Framework for the Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals and Insects Pursuant to the Animal Health Protection Act
• Veterinary Biologics

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (OSHA)
• Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
• Letter of Interpretation on Established Human Cell Lines

Cornell Policy

• Cornell University Charge to the Institutional Biosafety Committee
• Environment, Health, and Safety Policy Number 8.6  
• Cornell Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC)

Cornell Occupational Medicine Exposure Control Plans

• Zika Virus Occupational Medicine Exposure Control Plan

IBC Policy and Resources

• Cornell University IBC Policy and Procedures on Use of Vaccinia Virus in Research Applications
• IBC Guidance document for reporting Incidents involving r/sNA materials
• IBC Meeting Minutes Policy
• IBC Redaction Policy
• BL2-P Findings on Requirement that all transgenic plant work or transgenic microbes or viruses associated with plants requires BL2-P containment in the greenhouse or growth chamber

Laboratory Resources

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL 6th Edition)
• Cornell Research Biosafety Manual and Reference Documents 
• Cornell EHS Biological Agent Reference Sheet (BARS)
• Canadian Pathogen Safety Data Sheets and Risk Assessment  
• ABSA Risk Group Database

Arthropod Resources

• Arthropod Containment Guidelines, Version 3.2

Greenhouse and Growth Room Resources

• BL2-P Signage for Plant work
• Greenhouse / Growth Chamber Manual
• CUAES Plant Growth Facilities Greenhouse Chamber Policy
• A Practical Guide to Plant Containment
• Greenhouse Resources and Policies
• Greenhouse Best Practices