Office of Biological Safety
Phone: (608)263-2037 biosafety@fpm.wisc.edu
FAX: (608)265-9059
The UW-Madison Office of Biological Safety (OBS) assists all faculty and staff in observing safe biomedical laboratory practices as prescribed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and endeavors to assure that research is done in secure facilities in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations. The OBS is the administrative office of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).
OBS NEWS
Biosafety 102 course changing name to Occupational Health 102
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) in the Laboratory Biosafety 102 course, developed jointly by the Occupational Health and Biological Safety offices will undergo a name change in the coming weeks. The BBP program is administered by the Occ Health office and relevant courses should have the Occ Health designation instead of Biosafety. While we transition materials, the course will be called Biosafety-Occupational Health 102 on a temporary basis. Please contact our office if you have any questions regarding the course name change.
Bio HazMat Shipping Course Reference Packet Updated
The Biosafety 205 & 207 Reference Packet download has been updated! Go to the Biosafety 205 or 206 course page on Learn@UW to download the most up-to-date and complete reference packet available from OBS.
Infectious Substances HazMat Shipping updates for 2012
US DOT and IATA 2012 Regulatory changes applicable to the Bio HazMat Shipping training were minimal - no changes to our Biosafety 205 and 207 online courses will be made at this time
Export Control Regulations for Biological Agents
The UW-Madison Export Control Program provides policy information and training to comply with regulations regarding the export of biological materials.
Prepared by the UW-Madison Export Control Officer, the OBS recommends that ANY UW personnel exporting biologicals review the policy information located on the program page.
Notice regarding email messages sent to OBS
Our email anti-spam software sometimes blocks email messages from unrecognized senders. If you did not receive a response to an email you have recently sent, please call us to verify receipt: 608-263-2037. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you.
