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  • Bio-Safety Training

    • Bio-Safety Officer or Designate

    The Bio-Safety Officer shall have both theoretical and practical experience. 

    The Bio-Safety Officer is responsible for the administration of the Bio-Safety Program.

    Duties of the BSO with Respect to the Institution

    The Bio-Safety Safety Officer shall:

    1. act as the agent of the institution in respect to all bio-safety matters.
    2. be available to the institution effectively on a full-time basis.
    3. establish, implement, maintain a safety control and assessment program in conjunction with the Bio-Safety Committee.
    4. control the purchasing, use and disposal of bio-hazardous materials through the issuance of internal permits.
    5. ensure appropriate bio-safety training is provided on a regular basis as part of an ongoing " Bio-Safety protection awareness program" for all users and those who come into contact with bio-hazardous materials.
    6. maintain required records.
    7. ensure that each internal permit is amended when necessitated by changes to facilities, equipment, policies,bio-hazrdous materials, procedures or personnel.
    8. co-ordinate the development of plans to be used in the case of an emergency involving bio-hazardous materials.
    9. investigate all overexposure, injuries and losses of bio-hazardous materials and report to the appropriate authority.

    Duties of the BSO with Respect to the Bio-Safety Committee

    The Bio-Safety Officer shall:

    1. function as the link between the Bio-Safety Committee and users of bio-hazardous materials within the institutions.
    2. prepare or review in consultation with the Bio-Safety Committee a comprehensive Bio-Safety Manual.
    3. provide direction pertaining to:
      • facility and equipment design;
      • work practices and procedures;
      • waste storage and disposal management;
      • evaluation, issuance and enforcement of internal permits;
      • disciplinary action necessitated by noncompliance; and
      • bio-safety training.
    4. prepare in consultation with the Bio-Safety Committee, an Annual Report to the V.P. University Research.