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<blockquote class="f11">This year we created a risk assessment rubric that is specific for the use of protein nanocompartments. This rubric was revised from the Public Health Agency of Canada members we spoke with. <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/5/57/T--Lethbridge--rubric.pdf"> Check out our rubric here! </a></blockquote>
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<p>Please visit the <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Safety">Safety Hub</a> to find this year's safety requirements & deadlines, and to learn about safe & responsible research in iGEM.</p>
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<p>On this page of your wiki, you should write about how you are addressing any safety issues in your project. The wiki is a place where you can <strong>go beyond the questions on the safety forms</strong>, and write about whatever safety topics are most interesting in your project. (You do not need to copy your safety forms onto this wiki page.)</p>
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<blockquote class="f11">All wet lab experiments are hosted at the University of Lethbridge Chemistry and Biochemistry department. The laboratory itself is a Containment Level One which “requires no special design features beyond those suitable for a well-designed and functional laboratory. Containment is achieved through the use of practices normally employed in a basic microbiology laboratory.”<br>- Public Health Agency of Canada</blockquote>
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                <p class="f12">Other precautions are taken to further provide a safe work environment for team members. Prior to any lab work students are required to come in lab-appropriate attire, meaning long pants, closed toed shoes and tied-back long hair. Further equipment is given to the students for extra protection such as lab coats, safety glasses, and gloves. All labs at the University of Lethbridge are equipped with fire extinguishers, emergency showers, eyewash stations, and first aid kits in case of dire situations. WHMIS training is provided to all students before any wet lab experiments, and advisor supervision is provided at all times to further ensure safety.</p>
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                <blockquote class="f11">To address biosafety, the University of Lethbridge has a Risk and Safety Services committee tasked with ensuring that a safe work environment is upheld by all labs within the institution. The goal of the committee is to “... educate, mentor, foster and grow an environment to all members of the University of Lethbridge community where each accepts an individual and shared responsibility in growing a culture that is rich in the assessment , management and control of risk and safety.”<br>- U of L Risk and Safety Services.</blockquote>
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<p>Does your project include any safety features? Have you made certain decisions about the design to reduce risks? Write about them here! For example:</p>
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      <p class="f12">The Risk and Safety committee is aware of Lethbridge iGEM and of our project. They support our work as long as we follow the Laboratory Safety Guidelines outlined by Health Canada: Public Health Agency of Canada.</p>
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 18 October 2018





Risk Assessment Rubric

This year we created a risk assessment rubric that is specific for the use of protein nanocompartments. This rubric was revised from the Public Health Agency of Canada members we spoke with. Check out our rubric here!

University of Lethbridge Guidelines

All wet lab experiments are hosted at the University of Lethbridge Chemistry and Biochemistry department. The laboratory itself is a Containment Level One which “requires no special design features beyond those suitable for a well-designed and functional laboratory. Containment is achieved through the use of practices normally employed in a basic microbiology laboratory.”
- Public Health Agency of Canada

Other precautions are taken to further provide a safe work environment for team members. Prior to any lab work students are required to come in lab-appropriate attire, meaning long pants, closed toed shoes and tied-back long hair. Further equipment is given to the students for extra protection such as lab coats, safety glasses, and gloves. All labs at the University of Lethbridge are equipped with fire extinguishers, emergency showers, eyewash stations, and first aid kits in case of dire situations. WHMIS training is provided to all students before any wet lab experiments, and advisor supervision is provided at all times to further ensure safety.

To address biosafety, the University of Lethbridge has a Risk and Safety Services committee tasked with ensuring that a safe work environment is upheld by all labs within the institution. The goal of the committee is to “... educate, mentor, foster and grow an environment to all members of the University of Lethbridge community where each accepts an individual and shared responsibility in growing a culture that is rich in the assessment , management and control of risk and safety.”
- U of L Risk and Safety Services.

The Risk and Safety committee is aware of Lethbridge iGEM and of our project. They support our work as long as we follow the Laboratory Safety Guidelines outlined by Health Canada: Public Health Agency of Canada.