Safety/Check In Text Version
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This is a PLAIN TEXT VERSION of the Check-In form.
If the Check-In form is not working, you can use this Text Version to submit a Check-In by email.
Instructions:
- Copy all the text inside the green box, and paste it into a text editor, such as Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac). (It is a bad idea to use Microsoft Word for this task.)
- Fill in answers to the questions. Remember to save your work frequently!
- Open a new email. Address it TO: safety (at) igem (dot) org.
- (If you so desire, add other team members to the CC: line.)
- In the Subject: line of your email, please include your team name.
- Copy the whole text of your form (including all the questions and answers), and paste it into the body of the email.
- Send your email!
We will respond as quickly as we can. For most Check-Ins, we should be able to respond within a few days, but we promise to respond to all Check-Ins within one week, unless you are sending your Check-In after September 30th.
CHECK-IN FORM / TEXT VERSION
Your Information
- Name:
- Username on iGEM web site:
- Email address:
- Team name:
1. Is this Check-In for a whole organism, or a part (DNA sequence, protein, etc.)?
- ( ) Whole (skip question 2)
- ( ) Part
---------- 2. Part Questions ----------
a) Part name:
b) What is the natural function of the part in its parent organism?
ANSWER:
c) Does the part, by itself, present any safety risks? If yes, what are the risks? If no, why is the part not dangerous?
ANSWER:
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3. a) What organism are you using? (Or, if this Check-In is for a part, what organism does the part come from?) Include the name of the strain, if applicable.
ANSWER:
b) What is the Risk Group of this organism? (Check the Safety Hub for help determining Risk Group.)
- ( ) 1
- ( ) 2
- ( ) 3
- ( ) 4
- ( ) Other
If you answered "Other", please explain here:
c) What source did you use to get the Risk Group information?
- ( ) DSMZ spreadsheet
- ( ) ABSA risk group database
- ( ) NIH Guidelines
- ( ) Other
If you answered "Other", please explain here:
4. What will you use the part/organism for?
ANSWER:
5. How do you plan to acquire the organism or part?
ANSWER:
6. How will you ensure that you handle the organism/part safely? What safety actions will you take to protect members of your team, other people at your school, and members of the public?
ANSWER:
---------- 7. Your Lab Facilities & Safety Practices ----------
Question 7 is a short version of the About Our Lab form. If your team has already submitted an About Our Lab form, place an X here: [ ], and skip Question 7.
a) What is the BioSafety Level of the laboratory area in which you will handle this organism/part?
- ( ) 1
- ( ) 2
- ( ) 3
- ( ) 4
- ( ) Other
If you answered "Other", please explain here:
b) What type of work environment will you use to handle this organism/part?
- ( ) Open bench top
- ( ) Laminar flow hood / biosafety cabinet with open front
- ( ) Glove box (biosafety cabinet with closed front)
- ( ) Other
If you answered "Other", please explain here:
c) What personal protective equipment will you use when you handle this organism/part? Please check all that apply.
- [ ] Appropriate clothes (long pants/skirts, shoes that cover your toes, etc.)
- [ ] Lab coats
- [ ] Gloves
- [ ] Safety glasses / goggles
- [ ] Full face shields
- [ ] Surgical masks
- [ ] Respirators
- [ ] Other
If you checked "Respirators", what kind of respirators will you use?
ANSWER:
If you checked "Other", please explain here.
ANSWER:
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8. Further Comments
END OF CHECK-IN FORM / TEXT VERSION