{"id":4985,"date":"2024-03-05T16:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/?page_id=4985"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:14:47","slug":"biosafety-standard-operation-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/biosafety-standard-operation-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Biosafety Standard Operation Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-texan-white-color has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-d02e2cf91687f42e4cb70033be621a9f\">Institutional Biosafety Standard Operating Procedures; Applicable Risk Management &amp; Safety Policies<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) has implemented standard operating procedures (SOPs) to assist in uniformity and shared understanding across Tarleton State University laboratories participating in biohazardous research and teaching. The ultimate goal of these SOPs is to reduce overall administrative burden by enabling assurances in protocol registrations, providing guidance to lab managers and new employees, and creating an environment with ease-of-access to information and resources so all Tarleton Texans can work in the safest environment possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Institutional Biosafety Committee SOPs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/05\/SOP-001-Project-Registration-A1.pdf\">IBC SOP 001: Project Registration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/03\/SOP-002-SOP-CONTROL-APPROVED-1.pdf\">IBC SOP 002: SOP Registration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/05\/SOP-003-Safe-Autoclave-Use-and-Testing-APPROVED.pdf\">IBC SOP 003: Safe Autoclave Use and Testing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/03\/SOP-004-Safe-Handling-of-Sharps-in-Lab-Settings-APPROVED-1.pdf\">IBC SOP 004: Safe Handling of Sharps in Laboratory Settings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/05\/SOP-005-Manual-Content-APPROVED.pdf\">IBC SOP 005: Laboratory Biosafety Manual Composition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/03\/SOP-007-Minimum-Expectations-of-In-Person-Lab-Training-APPROVED-1.pdf\">IBC SOP 007: Minimum Expectations of In-Person Laboratory Training<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/05\/SOP-008-Decontamination-in-BL1-and-BL2-Labs-APPROVED.pdf\">IBC SOP 008: Decontamination in BL1 &amp; BL2 Labs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/03\/SOP-009-Transporting-Agents-Outside-of-Lab-APPROVED-1.pdf\">IBC SOP 009: Transportation of Agents Outside of Laboratory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/03\/SOP-010-Labeling-Cultures-and-Specimens-APPROVED-1.pdf\">IBC SOP 010: Labeling of Cultures &amp; Specimens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Risk Management &amp; Safety Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/BioWaste_bqsvg.pdf\">RM&amp;S Program: Biohazardous Waste Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/BioSafety_ucyrn.pdf\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/BioWaste_bqsvg.pdf\">RM&amp;S Program<\/a>: Biological Safety Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/b-b-p-program_repwy.pdf\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/BioWaste_bqsvg.pdf\">RM&amp;S Program<\/a>: Bloodborne Pathogens Procedures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/LabSafety_etzqh.pdf\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/BioWaste_bqsvg.pdf\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/BioWaste_bqsvg.pdf\">RM&amp;S Program<\/a>: Lab Safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2023\/10\/Radiation-Safety-Program-09122023.pdf\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/BioWaste_bqsvg.pdf\">RM&amp;S Program<\/a>: Radiation Safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/HazardousMaterialsTransportation_qpeyo.pdf\">RM&amp;S Program: Hazardous Materials Transportation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2022\/07\/HazWasteMgmt_eroqm.pdf\">RM&amp;S Program: Hazardous Waste Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Institutional Biosafety Standard Operating Procedures; Applicable Risk Management &amp; Safety Policies The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) has implemented standard operating procedures (SOPs) to assist in uniformity and shared understanding across &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4985","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/author\/","display_name":""},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 2 years ago","modified":"Updated 2 weeks ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on March 5, 2024","modified":"Updated on April 7, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on March 5, 2024 4:50 pm","modified":"Updated on April 7, 2026 11:14 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8336,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4985\/revisions\/8336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}