Biosafety Program Planning for InterVac

Biosafety Program Planning for InterVac

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Biosafety Program Planning
for InterVac
Tracey Thue
Biosafety Officer
International Vaccine Centre
Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization
University of Saskatchewan
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Vaccine & Infectious Disease
Organization
• Non-profit, UofS owned
• Created in 1975
• 2003 expansion
• CL2 labs, animal rooms
• 160-acre research
station
• InterVac - CL3
expansion
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International Vaccine Centre
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InterVac
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Biosafety Program Planning
• Facility Design
• Community Liaison
Committee
• Biosafety Officer
• Biosafety Manual
CFIA, PHAC,
Transport Canada
SK Occupational
Health & Safety Act
U of S Biosafety
Code
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InterVac Certification
• PHAC & CFIA
• CFIA = lead
agency
• SOP drafts
submitted to CFIA
• Review: REQ,
REC, CLA, no
comments
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Biosafety Manual
• General information
– Scope
– Program intent & goals
• Conditions of access
– Training
• Lab practices
– PPE
• Animal biosafety
• TDG
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Entry/Exit SOPs
• Personnel
• Animals
• Materials
Building
Containment
CL3 labs
AP3
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Entry/Exit SOPs
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Decontamination SOPs
• Autoclaves
• Effluent decon
• Tissue digesters
• VHP
• Disinfectants
• Dunk tanks
• Chemical shower
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Waste Disposal SOPs
• Waste segregation
– Biological
– Chemical
– Radiological
– Mixed
• Waste disposal
– CL2, CL3, AP3
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Emergency Response SOPs
• Spills in & outside BSC
• Animal escape
• Accidental exposure
• Alarms
• Medical emergencies
• Power outage
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Training
• U of S safety training
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Biological safety
Animal care
TDG
Radiation safety
• Site-specific training
– CL3 design, operation,
protocols
– Emergency response
• Task-specific training
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Government of Canada
Government of Saskatchewan
Canada Foundation for Innovation
City of Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan