Biological Safety
Biosafety Statement
The University Police and Safety Office provides biosafety services and recommendations to all of NDSU’s Departments and researchers. By making these resources available, it is our goal to put measures into place to make our students, employees, and the environment safer from biohazards utilized in important research that benefits human, animal, and plant health.
NDSU Biosafety Resources
Annual Biosafety Lab Registration
All NDSU Labs working with biological materials must complete an Annual Biosafety Lab Registration Form. Click the link below to complete the form.
For more information, please contact the NDSU Safety Office at: ndsu.biosafety@ndsu.edu or 701-231-7759.
Autoclave Verification Program
Export Controls
Select Agent Program
NDSU is not currently registered as a Select Agent Facility. If you are thinking about planning a project that would involve work with Select Agents, contact the Safety Office (701-231-7759) to discuss the requirements that would apply to your project. You can learn what organisms and toxins have been assigned to the Select Agent list, and an overview of what regulations apply to them by using the links below.
Shipping Biological Specimens
If you are in need of obtaining training to ship biological specimens, please contact the University Police and Safety Office (701-231-7759) for recommendations of vendors that supply this training.
External Biosafety Links
Handbooks and Manuals
- ASM Biosafety Guidelines
- National Institute for Health (NIH) Guidelines
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) - 5th Edition
- Biosafety Level and Risk Group Description
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guide to Disinfection
- World Health Organization (WHO) Biosafety Manual
- Canadian Biosafety Standards and Guidelines
- OSHA Standard 1910.1030 - Bloodborne Pathogens
- Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogen Fact Sheet
- Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogen Manual
- "A Practical Guide to Containment: Plant Biosafety In Research Greenhouses"
- Guidelines for the Safe Transport of Infectious Substances and Diagnostic Specimens, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Summary of Practical Disinfectants for use in Biological Research
Permits
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - PPQ
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Veterinary Biologicals
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - BRS
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Accessing ePermits
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - IPP
External Training Information and Videos
- Biosafety Cabinet (BSC) and Smoke - YouTube
- Working Safely in a Biosafety Cabinet (BSC)- YouTube