Additional Resources

The IBC would like Investigators and their research staff to be aware of the following additional resources:

• Boston University: President’s Statement of Commitment to Ethical Conduct
• Boston University Environmental Health & Safety – Biological Safety
• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL)
• BU Environmental Health and Safety Department (EHS)
• American Biological Safety Association
• Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA)
• Federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
  • Laboratories
• Boston Public Health Commission
  • Disease Surveillance and Reporting Regulations
  • Disease Surveillance and Reporting Guidelines
• National Select Agent Registry (CDC)
  • Health and Human Services Final Rule on Possession, Use and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins
• Agricultural Select Agent Program (USDA)
  • USDA Final Rule on Possession, Use and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins
• American Society for Microbiology
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC Biosafety Website
• Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis.
• Occupational Health in the Care and Use of Research Animals, Institute of Laboratory Research (ILAR): National Academy Press, 1997.