Forms must be submitted to biosafe@isu.edu before the submission deadlines listed on the Meeting Schedule to be considered during the next scheduled meeting.  Deadlines are the first Tuesday of the month for the Meeting on the third Tuesday of the month from August to May.

If you are unsure if you need a biosafety protocol, please complete the Biosafety Protocol Inquiry Form. Your inquiry will be reviewed, and the IBC will determine if a protocol is required. 

All projects requiring IBC review must complete the following: 

• IBC Protocol Registration form (DocuSign) click here to initiate form.

For each project complete:

• BSL2 Laboratory Protocol-Specific Operations Manual (POM)  or BSL1 Laboratory Biosafety Manual (Complete for the project - the information is protocol specific) 
• Laboratory Biosafety Physical Self-Inspection for BSL2 form

For each laboratory space, print a copy:  BSL2 Biosafety Laboratory Guidance

As needed:

• Form E. Modifications of Approved Protocols
  
  • Minimum training for all who handle materials is CITI Handling Biohazards; for non-handling staff minimum, it is CITI Biosafety Overview.
    
    
• FORM F- Accident/ Exposure/ Noncompliance Incident Report (DocuSign) 

Protocol applications must be submitted to biosafe@isu.edu no later than the submission deadlines listed in Meeting Schedule below to be considered during an IBC meeting.

CITI Training is required for all personnel working on projects subject to the Institutional Biosafety Committee. 

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All PIs and project staff must take one of the two following courses. 

Group 1- Handling Biohazards (if handling materials in the lab) expires every 5 years.   

Group 9 - Biosafety Overview (if NOT handling materials, ex: working with lab data) expires annually.

Additional course requirements are listed on the Protocol Forms A/B/C and depend on the materials in use.

Once in CITI, go to Question 8 to find the Biosafety/Biosecurity Training courses

Policies

• ISU Laboratory Safety ISUPP 7110
• Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator Eligibility and Responsibility ISUPP 7090
• Misconduct in Research and Scholarship ISUPP 7060

Select Agents Regulations

• 7 C.F.R. Part 331: Agriculture
• 9 C.F.R. Part 121: Animals and Animal Products
• 42 C.F.R. Part 73: Public Health (CDC)
• Select Agents Regulations

Guidelines 

• NIH Guidelines for research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules
• Guidelines for Biosafety Laboratory Competency

Handbooks

The Handbook is the primary resource for Faculty, Staff, and Committee Members for biosafety regulated projects. Institutional Biosafety Committee Handbook

There is a secondary resource specific to Principal Investigators, Principal Investigator IBC Protocol Handbook

Find in it the processes used by the IBC, directions on the completion of forms, and details about required training.