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From 2011.igem.org

Safety

Assessing the risks and knowing the danger.

Safety Questions

1. Would any of your project ideas raise safety issues in terms of: researcher safety, public safety, or environmental safety?
Our Project is working on Biofilms, as discussed here. To minimise risks associated with this research we have been following standard laboratory procedures for class two biosafety organisms.

2. Do any of the new BioBrick parts (or devices) that you made this year raise any safety issues? If yes, did you document these issues in the Registry? how did you manage to handle the safety issue? How could other teams learn from your experience?
We have not currently created any new biobricks. Any risks associated with parts which we produce will be listed here as soon as possible.

3. Is there a local biosafety group, committee, or review board at your institution? If yes, what does your local biosafety group think about your project? If no, which specific biosafety rules or guidelines do you have to consider in your country?
We have been operating under the biosafety protocols put forward by the WHO:
WHO Lab oratory biosafety Manual, pp 9-19.

4. Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions? How could parts, devices and systems be made even safer through biosafety engineering?
Not at this time.