Transcript Introduction to the Swinburne Biosafety Committee (SBC)

Biosafety at Swinburne
• Sheila HamiltonBrown
• Executive Officer,
SBC
Overview
• Definition of Biohazard and Biosafety
• The Swinburne Biosafety Committee (SBC)
• Your role
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Biohazards (biological hazards)
Infectious agents or other hazardous biological materials that
present a risk or potential risk to the health of humans, animals,
or the environment. e.g.
• some recombinant DNA
• infectious viruses bacteria, fungi and prions
• toxins, allergens, and venoms
Biosafety
• Biosafety defines the containment conditions under which
infectious agents can be safely used.
• The objective of containment is to confine biohazards, and to
reduce the exposure to human health and the environment to
infectious agents.
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Swinburne Biosafety Committee (SBC)
Members have expertise in
Ethics
Bioengineering
Genetics
Molecular
biology
Physical
chemistry
Bioelectromagnetic
safety
Biochemistry
Molecular
plant
biotechnology
Laboratory
technology
Biosafety
Committee
Laboratory
and biosafety
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Swinburne Biosafety Committee
The SBC is responsible for:
assessing
approving
inspecting
monitoring
Swinburne activity (research or teaching) and facilities
involving the use of….
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Genetically
Modified
Organisms
(GMOs)
Infectious
microorganisms
AS/NZS 2243.3
Security
Sensitive
Biological
Agents
(SSBAs)
Quarantine
and
Biosecurity
materials
…is safely contained, never exposed to the environment
and never affects human health
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Your role
1. Identify your
biohazard
• Research
• Supervisor
• Lab
Manager
2. Seek SBC
approval
• Complete
application
form +
• Standard
Operating
Procedures
(SOPs) +
3. Complete lab
inductions &
training
• Use of PC2
labs
• Relevant
equipment
• Risk
Assessments
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FAQs
• What is the difference between PC2 labs certified for GMOs
(OGTR) and infectious microorganisms?
OGTR
• NLRD and Exempt GMO
dealings can only be used in
these labs
Infectious microorganisms
• Formal certification process
• Risk Group 2 organisms can only be
• similar classification system,
used in these labs
but some important differences
• No formal certification process but
e.g. inward air-flow
facilities should conform to AS 2232.3
• Aerosol-producing work must be
confined to Biosafety cabinets (BSC)
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FAQs
I have an NLRD (Notifiable
low risk dealing). When
can I start working in the
laboratory?
1. Go through the SBC approval
process
2. Complete a Record of
Assessment
3. Complete your lab induction
and OGTR biosafety training
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FAQs
I want to use a Risk Group 2
organism for my research. The
organism has been sourced
from my Swinburne
supervisor’s stock. What do I
need to do to start working in
the laboratory?
1. Read and sign the SBC-approved
generic Risk Group 2 bacteria or cell
lines documents
2. Complete your lab induction and
biosafety training
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FAQs
I want to use some Risk Group
2 bacteria sourced from
another institution. What do I
need to do to start working in
the laboratory?
1. Complete a notification of Risk
Group 2 agent form
2. Read and sign the SBC-approved
generic Risk Group 2 bacteria or cell
lines documents
3. Complete your lab induction and
biosafety training
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Swinburne
FAQs
What about human cell
lines obtained from
commercial vendors or
sources with documented
testing to be free of human
bloodborne pathogens?
SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN
We treat such cell lines as we do
for Risk Group 2 microorganisms
1. Read and sign the SBC-approved
generic Risk Group 2 cell lines
document
2. Complete your lab induction and
biosafety training
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What Next?
• Contact: Executive Officer
• [email protected]
• 03 9214 5935