UNH acknowledges its responsibility to provide a program for the safe handling, storage and disposal of biohazardous materials; to provide emergency response to incidents involving biohazardous materials; and to educate the UNH community about the safe use of these materials in research, teaching, and public service activities.

Biological work at the University must be registered with the Biological Safety/Security Officer (BSO).  If your laboratory uses biological materials, please complete the applicable form below and submit it to the BSO via e-mail or campus mail.

Biological Materials Registration Form

UNH established an Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) in compliance with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines to develop policies and procedures which ensure the health and safety of all faculty, staff, students and visitors at UNH.  This committee also ensures compliance with all federal, state and local regulations.  The IBC reviews protocols for recombinant DNA, infectious agent, biological toxin and Select Agent research at the University.

Faculty and Staff at UNH that plan to do recombinant DNA research must complete the rDNA registration form and submit it to the BSO. 

rDNA Registration Form

Faculty and Staff that plan to do non-recombinant research with infectious agents, biological toxins or Select Agents must complete the Infectious Agent registration form and submit it to the BSO. 

Infectious Agent Registration Form

Once a registration form is received, the BSO will contact the Principal Investigator with further instructions regarding submission to the IBC.

Applications are due by August 31, 2012 for consideration at the September meeting.

If you have any questions regarding the use of biological materials and the process for registering work, please contact the Biological Safety/Security Officer.