{"id":16,"date":"2025-11-21T16:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/bso\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:49:32","slug":"bso","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/bso\/","title":{"rendered":"Biosafety Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-divider-energy-green is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-bodoni-font-family\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">What we do&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Biosafety Office works with the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and the CSU research community to develop and implement appropriate biosafety practices, develop and conduct training programs, monitor and maintain compliance with regulations and guidelines, prevent\/ minimize personal, laboratory and environmental exposure to biological materials, conduct laboratory audits, provide guidance on equipment and procedures, develop emergency plans for handling spills and personnel contamination, investigate laboratory incidents involving biological hazards, and report biosafety issues\/noncompliance to appropriate CSU personnel and regulatory agencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background-color has-csu-green-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>Biosafety Emergency Number<\/strong><br>For all biosafety-related incidents &amp; emergencies, please call (970) 491-0270<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Report a Biosafety Incident, Near Miss, or Concern:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/bso\/report-a-biosafety-incident\/\">Report a Biosafety Incident<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/owa\/calendar\/ORCC_BiosafetyOutreachVisit@colostate.edu\/bookings\/\">schedule a lab visit for researchers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-bodoni-font-family\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-divider-flower-trial-red is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>View all required biosafety and IBC training on SciShield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colostate.scishield.com\/\">Training Portal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about our new compliance platform, SciShield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/scishield\/\">Scishield Info<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Risk management reporting tools and other resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rmi.colostate.edu\/insurance\/incident-reporting\/\">incident Reporting<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Submit questions or concerns to the Biosafety&nbsp;Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/bso\/ask-a-question\/\">ask a question<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we do&#8230; 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