The UW Biosafety Manual provides students, staff, and faculty at UW with information that is necessary to protect them and the surrounding community from possible hazards associated with the use of biohazardous agents and recombinant or synthetic DNA/RNA (rDNA) molecules.

This manual is updated annually. If you have questions about the manual or its contents, please contact EH&S Biosafety at ehsbio@uw.edu or 206.221.7770.

Purpose

To provide students, staff, and faculty at UW with information that is necessary to protect them and the surrounding community from possible hazards associated with the use of biohazardous agents and recombinant or synthetic DNA/RNA (recDNA) molecules.

Intended Audience

UW students, staff, and faculty. All laboratories and facilities using biohazards should have an electronic or paper copy of the current Biosafety Manual available.

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Contact

Biosafety Contact

(206) 221-7770
Last Updated
December 01, 2023