{"id":44,"date":"2025-11-21T17:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/bso\/report-a-biosafety-incident\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T21:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:52:24","slug":"report-a-biosafety-incident","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/bso\/report-a-biosafety-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Report a Biosafety Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:3rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emergency Situation <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-green-border\">\n<li>If you are concerned for the immediate safety of yourself or others, please&nbsp;<strong>dial 911<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:3rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biosafety Emergency Number<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-green-border\">\n<li>If you need immediate assistance from a biosafety officer, please call&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:9704910270\">(970) 491-0270<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biosafety Incident or Near Miss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have been involved in a biosafety incident (spill, accident, potential exposure, near miss), please refer to your lab-specific SOP or contact the biosafety emergency number for cleanup and fill out an i<a href=\"https:\/\/colostate.scishield.com\/raft\/incident-management\/incident-report\/create\">ncident report on Scichield<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/rmi.prep.colostate.edu\/insurance\/incident-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Workers\u2019 Compensation Form<\/a>&nbsp;may also be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biosafety Concern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you suspect the misuse or unsafe use of biohazardous materials or noncompliance with an approved protocol, University policies, or local, state, or federal regulations, please contact the University Biosafety Officer or IBC Chair immediately. The contact can be made by telephone, fax, in person, or in writing to the individuals listed below, who must convey the information to the named individual for investigation. Individuals making the report do not have to identify themselves, unless they wish to do so. Colorado State University protects the rights of whistleblowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biosafety concerns may be reported anonymously through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/compliance-reporting-hotline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CSU Compliance Reporting Hotline<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-divider-energy-green is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rebecca Moritz<br><\/strong>Biosafety Director<br><a href=\"tel:970-491-8628\">(970) 491-8268<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:rebecca.moritz@colostate.edu\">Rebecca Moritz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Research Integrity &amp; Compliance Review Office<br><\/strong><a href=\"tel:970-491-1553\">(970) 491-1553<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:ricro_information_reply@mail.colostate.edu\">Email RICRO<\/a><\/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 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chaoping Chen, PhD<br><\/strong>IBC Chair<br><a href=\"tel:970-491-0726\">(970) 491-0726<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:chaoping@colostate.edu\">chaoping@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Institutional Biosafety Committee<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:RICRO_IBC@mail.colostate.edu\">RICRO_IBC@mail.colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency Situation Biosafety Emergency Number Biosafety Incident or Near Miss If you have been involved in a biosafety incident (spill, accident, potential exposure, near miss), please refer to your lab-specific SOP or contact the biosafety emergency number for cleanup and fill out an incident report on Scichield A&nbsp;Workers\u2019 Compensation Form&nbsp;may also be required. 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