Team:Copenhagen/Safety

Safety

Safety Procedures followed thoroughly by the Copenhagen iGEM Team:

1. Needless traffic in and out of the laboratory must be limited. All visitors must wear a lab coat. Visitor lab coats are located at the entrance to the laboratory.

2. The laboratory must be kept clean and tidy and in good order. After work, all surfaces must be cleared and decontaminated by the user. In case of GMO spill, immediate decontamination must be carried out.

3. All biological waste, including non-GMO waste, is discarded in special bins labelled “Biohazard” and “GMO”.  The material is sealed before being transported for autoclaving. Containers with liquid waste must be clearly labelled with autoclave tape labelled “GMO-waste”.

4. Pipetting by mouth is absolutely forbidden.

5. It is absolutely forbidden to bring any kind of food or drink into the laboratory.

6. Personnel must wash the hands after having been in contact with any type of organisms, GMO or non-GMO, before leaving the laboratory.

7. Special caution must be taken to minimise aerosol production.

8. All experiments in the laboratory must be conducted according to this procedure. The procedures are also valid for experiments including recombinant nucleic acids.

9. Transport of GMO-material between classified areas must be performed using a closed container clearly labelled ”Biohazard” and/or ”GMO”.

10. If the laboratory is no longer to be used for GMO work, down-classification is carried out after main cleaning.

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