IBC Links and Resources

NIH Guidelines FAQs and links Show More

Title	Description	Type
NIH Biosafety Guidance	NIH biosafety guidance, related documents, and resources.	WEB
NIH Guidelines Risk Groups	NIH Risk Group Classification for Infectious Agents (ABSA).	WEB
FAQ - Animal Experiments covered under the NIH Guidelines	Animal experiments covered under the NIH guidelines for research involving recombinant DNA molecules.	WEB
Animal Experiments Covered Under the NIH Guidelines	Reference table of animal experiments covered under the NIH guidelines for research involving recombinant DNA molecules.	PDF
FAQ - Experiments that are “Exempt” from the NIH Guidelines	Experiments that are exempt from the NIH guidelines for research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic Acid molecules.	PDF
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition	Guidance document published by CDC in 2009.	WEB

Additional references Show More

Title	Description	Type
Risk Group Database	Online database for risks groups of infectious agents hosted by American Biological Safety Association.	WEB
Pathogen Safety Data Sheets and Risk Assessment	Technical documents published by the Public Health Agency of Canada describing the hazardous properties of human pathogens and recommendations for work involving these agents in a laboratory setting.	WEB
HHS and USDA Select Agents and Toxins	Resources for select agents and toxins provided under Federal Select Agent Program.	WEB
Dual Use Research of Concern and US Government Policy on Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern	Policies relevant to dual use research of concern published by the United States Government.	WEB
USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service Biotechnology Regulatory services (APHIS/BRS)	Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) implements APHIS regulations for certain genetically engineered (GE) organisms that may pose a risk to plant health.	WEB
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)	U.S. Food and Drug Administration web site.	WEB
CDC MMWR Guidelines for Biosafety Laboratory Competency	Guidelines for working with biologic agents at the three highest biosafety levels (BSLs) (levels 2, 3, and 4).	PDF