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Newsletter: The UT Biosafety Culture

• March 2007
  • Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories: 5th Edition
  • Standard Microbiological Practices for All
  • Biosafety-related Training Requirements Table
  • New Training Class: Small Quantity Hazardous Materials as Biological Preservative Shipping
  • What's Wrong with the Picture: Compressed Gas Storage
  • Upcoming Training Dates

• December 2006
  • Policy for Use of Sharps in Animal Research & Teaching
  • Autoclave Performance Testing Update
  • Biological Materials Permits
  • What's Wrong with the Picture: Eyewash Maintenance
  • Upcoming Training Dates
• October 2006
  • Expansion of the Biosafety Program
  • Upcoming Training Dates
  • Plastic Pipette Disposal Guidelines

• May 2006
  • UT's IBC: A New Charter
  • Attention Dry Ice Shippers
  • Upcoming Training Dates
• March 2006
  • Using an Autoclave for Biohazardous Waste Treatment
  • Open Flames in the Lab: Don't Get Burned
• January 2006
  • Upcoming Biosafety Training Classes
  • Are You a Hazardous Material Shipper?
  • Sharps Containers: Tips for Safe Use & Disposal
• October 2005
  • Gloves and Lab Hygiene: Don’t let your hands undermine contamination control practices
  • Using the Biohazard Symbol Properly
  • Upcoming Biosafety Training Classes
• August 2005
  • Biowaste Tip: Managing pipettes for disposal
  • “Biosafety Conundrum”: Harmonizing work practices in BSL-1/BSL-2 labs
  • “Lab-Related Hazmats”: What you need to know before you ship lab research materials