The Office of Biosafety provides guidance and assistance to protect faculty, staff and students from exposure to biohazardous materials and to guard against the release of biohazardous materials that may harm humans, animals, plants or the environment. It provides administrative support to the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), and administers  the Select Agent and Toxin Program (SAP) for the University’s main campus facilities.

The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) reviews and approves all research and teaching projects involving hazardous biological materials to ensure that work is conducted in a manner that does not pose significant risk to the health and safety of laboratory workers, the public, or the environment, and to ensure compliance with applicable external regulations and University of Georgia policies.

How Do I?

• Know if my research falls under the purview of the IBC?
• Submit an IBC protocol?
• Submit a modification or renewal for my existing IBC protocol?
• Fulfill my requirements for research? (pdf)
• Schedule certification for my biosafety cabinet?
• Manage Sharps?
• Ship Infectious Substances? (pdf)
• Apply for a USDA permit?
• Report an incident involving a biohazardous materials laboratory incident or accident? (pdf)

See UGA Biosafety Manual for information on other subjects or call the Office of Biosafety 706-542-2697.