The Biosafety Program at UAB provides the following services:

• Development and implementation of Biosafety and Biosecurity training
  curricula:
  
  • Basic Biosafety
  • Bloodborne Pathogen Training
  • Shipping with Dry Ice, shipping biological materials, infectious
    agents, and transgenic organisms
  • Biosafety Level 3 access, work, security, and incident response
• Risk assessments for:
  
  • Infectious agents (human, animal, plant pathogens)
  • Invasive plants and organisms
  • Genetically modified agents or organisms
• Consult with faculty, staff, and administrators on:
  
  • Workplace practices and procedures for work with recombinant
    DNA/RNA (rDNA/RNA), invasive, or infectious materials
  • Engineering controls – purchase or use of biological safety
    cabinets (BSC), safety centrifuges, and other primary containment
    devices
  • Appropriate facilities and PPE necessary for the scope of work
  • Review lab renovation and construction plans for BSL2 and BSL3
    containment facilities
  • Import and export control permits
  • Lab-specific Biosafety Plans
• Emergency Preparedness:
  
  • Emerging pathogens (institutional epidemic/pandemic
    preparedness and response measures)
  • Development and training on exposure response procedures
  • Biohazardous spill clean-up and decontamination guidance
  • Drills and exercises on biological hazard response
• UAB Campus Medical Waste Management:
  
  • Training and compliance
  • Stericycle account setup, and termination
  • Stericycle service liaison
• UAB Select Agent Program:
  
  • Registration, permitting, inspection, and approvals with Federal
    Agencies
  • Training, compliance, and reporting
• Perform periodic audits of laboratory facilities
• Collaborates with other EH&S staff to further promote a university–
  wide safety environment.