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Team:BYUProvo/Safety
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Use this page to answer the questions on the safety page.
1) Would any of your project ideas raise safety issues in terms of: researcher safety, public safety, or environmental safety?
2) Do any of the new BioBrick parts (or devices) that you made this year raise any safety issues? If yes, Did you document these issues in the Registry? How did you manage to handle the safety issue? How could other teams learn from your experience?
All of the BioBricks we have created are safe and do not pose any safety risks inside the lab. We properly dispose of any biological waste through BYU Waste Management.
3) Is there a local biosafety group, committee, or review board at your institution? If yes, what does your local biosafety group think about your project? If no, which specific biosafety rules or guidelines do you have to consider in your country?
Yes. We operate under the rules and guidelines as outlined on the BYU Life Science’s Safety Page: http://lifesciences.byu.edu/safety/Home.aspx. Also, an IBC application must be filled out for recombinant DNA. We have filed out this IBC report and our project has been approved by Edwin Jackson, the Research Safety Officer of the BYU Biosafety Committee. http://orca.byu.edu/IBC/IBCOverview.aspx
4) Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions? How could parts, devices and systems be made even safer through biosafety engineering?
A youtube video or podcast about safety regulations and potential issues would be useful for new teams to review each year before beginning work on their projects.
We would recommend that future iGEM teams contact their individual waste management offices in order to be taught the proper disposal methods of biological wastes. This would increase safety and lower the risk of environmental contamination.
