Biohazardous (IBC) and Radioactive Materials (UIC)
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
The primary responsibility of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Links to an external site. is to review research and teaching activities involving the use of materials that have the potential to pose a danger to the health and safety of the researchers and the community as defined by Penn State Policy RP11 Links to an external site.. Anyone utilizing regulated biohazardous materials in teaching or research at Penn State must submit proposed use to the IBC for review and approval prior to utilizing the materials. In addition to the use of regulated biohazardous materials, Penn State policies address infectious-waste disposal and the handling of human blood, blood products, tissue and/or cell lines samples.
In addition to IBC review, some protocols may also require approval from the Institutional Review Entity (IRE) Links to an external site. and/or the Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) Links to an external site. committees.
The shipment of biohazardous materials to Penn State must be under an approved IBC protocol and via an MTA processed by OTM.
University Isotopes Committee (UIC)
The primary responsibility of the University Isotopes Committee (UIC) Links to an external site. is to ensure that Penn State complies with regulations established by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Links to an external site. and the Pennsylvania Department of Environment Protection Bureau of Radiation Protection (PA DEP BRP) Links to an external site. for containing, controlling and transporting radioactive materials. Anyone utilizing radioactive materials must have UIC approval prior to beginning their research.
References
1Institutional Biosafety Committee Links to an external site.