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300.320 BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE AND MATERIALS POLICY

Wenatchee Valley College recognizes the need to protect students and employees in laboratory and other WVC job-related activities, and shall establish the necessary procedures to comply with applicable state and federal regulations

Adopted by the board of trustees: 9/12/01
Name change from body substance isolation and revised.
Approved by the president’s cabinet: 3/8/16
Adopted by the board of trustees: 3/16/16
Last reviewed: __/__/__
Policy contact: Instruction

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1300.320 Biological Substance and Materials Procedure

1300.320 BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES AND MATERIALS PROCEDURE

A. BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS USED IN COLLEGE LABORATORIES

  1. Microbiological organisms shall include but is not limited to all bacteria, viruses, fungi and protein-based infectious agents. Other biological material includes all other organisms.
    1. Biological materials (microbiological and other biological organisms) used in college laboratories for class or for student or faculty research must be from either a recognized biological supply company or a recognized culture collection maintained by an accredited United States university or college. Microbiological organisms from biological supply companies must be American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) traceable.
    2. Microbiological organisms will be shipped, delivered, and handled (including use and disposal) according to protocols consistent with current American Society of Microbiology (ASM) guidelines.
    3. Other biological material will be shipped, delivered and handled (including use and disposal) according to protocols consistent with generally accepted professional guidelines.
  2. Exceptions to 1.a-c may be granted only after an opportunity for review and written response by biosafety professionals (whether contracted externally or via an internal biosafety committee) and with the express written approval of the college following this procedure.
    1. Applications for exceptions must be submitted at least 30 working days before the exception is to be implemented.
    2. A review period of at least 10 working days will be allowed for the biosafety review to take place and for the reviewer(s) to respond in writing to the application.
    3. Written approval may be granted by the appropriate instructional executive after review of the exception and approval by biosafety professionals.
    4. Safety of students, faculty, staff and the larger college community will be the overriding concern in making decisions regarding exceptions to 1.a-c.
    5. Approval issued by the college excludes any other faculty members (who are not directly involved with the approved lab activity or research) from all liability pertaining to the approved lab activity or research.

Approved by the president’s cabinet: 3/8/16
Presented to the board of trustees: 3/16/16
Last reviewed: __/__/__
Procedure contact: Instruction

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300.320 Biological Substance and Materials Policy