Biosafety

 

                             

The University of Queensland is committed to providing a safe workplace for all staff and students as well as visitors to the University.

Biosafety is a part of the overall Occupational Health and Safety program at UQ and it is important that all staff and students appreciate the potential health risks in using biohazardous materials in the workplace. The proper management of these hazards is a regulatory requirement.

Click on the following links to take you to the appropriate page for more information and forms. 

  • Quarantine - importing, exporting and facilities 

  • Other biological related permits & approvals- including pest plants, security Sensitive Biological Agents, Toxins etc 

  • Training including OHS-Biosafety, spills, quarantine and videos 

 

NOTICE: 2013 Annual Biosafety Update Sessions - times now confirmed - Click here

 

 

 

**Biosafety Committee seeks independent member/ lay-person more info

 

 

 

UQ Biosafety Contact details:

Biological Safety Advisor
Elizabeth Miric
Phone  x51857
Email  e.miric@uq.edu.au

Biosafety Approvals Advisor
Peter Leeton
Phone  x69489 
Email p.leeton@uq.edu.au

Biosafety Quarantine Advisor 
Sue Marshall
Phone  x69173
Email  sue.marshall@uq.edu.au
Biosafety Officer 
Amanda Jones
Phone  x69489
Email  a.jones3@uq.edu.au

General OH&S at the University of Queensland

Staff at all levels within the University of Queensland have specific responsibilities for ensuring OH&S. These responsibilities are principally based in the Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 and related legislation. The University of Queensland OH&S policy further reinforces these responsibilities. The specific OH&S responsibilities of staff is dependent on their role within the University. Teaching staff as well as research staff are required to know and abide by the requirements of both the OH&S legislation and relevant guidelines developed by the University.

The OHS web site provides information such as the online risk assessment database, hazard alerts, guidelines and undergraduate and post graduate manuals.

 

Biosafety section

Biosafety Approvals for Potentially Hazardous Biologicals

Proposals Involving High Risk Biological Material.

Other Biological Permits & Approvals

Teratogens/Carcinogens; Ethics; Pest Plants

UQ Institutional Biosafety Committee (UQ IBC)

The UQ IBC consists of the main committee which meets three times per year, and a sub-committee (UQ IBC-SC) which meets approximately every 6 weeks. It is the responsibility of the UQ IBC Sub-Committee to assess all ...

AS2243.3 2010 Risk Group Tables & Appendix F

This site is password protected, only UQ staff and students may log in using their username and password

Biosafety Frequently Asked Questions

FOOTWEAR   Question: I just had a quick query about PPE in a PC1 Laboratory. What is the safety requirement with regards to enclosed footwear? In my current lab, staff only wear ap...

Consumable & PPE links for Biology Labs

EYEWEAR PROTECTION BOOKCLUB

an informal bookclub meeting was held on the 22nd March 2011 to discuss options and implementation of safety eyewear. You will need to use your UQ username and password to sign in to view the shared information

Genetic Modification

Genetic Manipulation Forms.

QUARANTINE

Importing & Exporting Researchers intending to import or export biological material should first consult the UQ Guideline “Importing and/or Working with Quarantine Material&...

Training - Biological Safety

If you will be working with Biological agents, or if you will be working in a PC2 facility OR with material remaining under quarantine, then you will require the appropriate training, this training is MANDATORY for working in biological labs without...

Transport of Biological Material & Animals

   Requirements for transporting Biologicals The transport of biological material is regulated by a variety of legislation depending on whether the tr...

UQ Biosafety Committee seeks Membership

UQ Biosafety Committee Seeks Layperson/ Independent Member The University of Queensla...

UQ OHS BIOSAFETY FORMS & GUIDELINES (Including Grey Folder)

Biosafety Forms and Guidelines   Biosafety: Guideline:   Working with Potentially Hazardous Biologicals F...

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