Safety/Final Safety Form
Safety Form
The purpose of this form is for everyone, including iGEM, to know you are doing your project safely and securely. This is how we know that everyone in iGEM is assessing and managing any risks to yourselves, your colleagues, communities or the environment. If you don't tell us how you are dealing with these risks, we don't know. Being transparent about any possible risks and how we are managing them is a key component of being a responsible scientist or engineer - so please answer the questions as fully as possible.
Complying with the safety and security requirements is a condition of competing at iGEM - that includes providing all the information in this form by the relevant deadlines. Failure to do so can lead to immediate disqualification from the competition and referral to the Responsible Conduct Committee.
Deadlines
The form should be updated throughout the project whenever there is a change that alters possible risks or the procedures, practices and containment provisions being used to manage them.
Due Date: June 26, 11:59PM EDT
An initial version of this form, with as much information as possible, is to be provided by the team.
Due Date: September 11, 11:59PM EDT
A final version of this form must be signed off by the PI.
Approach
In general, we are looking for information in four areas. We want you to explain:
- An overview of what you are trying to accomplish (Part 1);
- What risks might be connected to your project now or in the future (Part 2);
- What procedures, practices and containment provisions you are using to manage the risks you identify (Part 3); and
- That you are complying with iGEM’s safety and security rules and policies (Part 4).
Other required safety and security information
Any time you are planning to use an organism or part not on the White List the team needs to submit a Check-in Form before using them.
Any time you are planning to use a vertebrate animal in your project the team needs to submit an Animal Use Form before using them.
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