Biosafety and Occupational Health Department: Services

Biosafety Program Services

The Biosafety Program of BOHD performs activities and offers a number of services to support continuous biosafety improvement in the University community. Please contact our office (612) 626-6002 for more information on any of the following:

  • Biosafety, biocontainment, and biosecurity consultation
  • Administration of and training for UMN Select Agent Program
  • Biological incident investigation
  • Joint lab audits
  • IBC contributing member
  • IACUC consultations
  • Written guidelines and tools (fact sheets, standard operating procedure templates, biological spill clean-up, biohazardous waste plan)
  • Training resource development  
  • Biological lab construction/retrofit consultation

Occupational Health Program Services

The Occupational Health Program performs activities and offers a number of services to support health and safety in the University community. Please contact our office (612) 626-5008 for assistance with any of the following:

  • Compliance tracking and reporting for various Occupational Health Programs across the University of Minnesota
  • Referral to site-specific Occupational Health Provider for work-related immunizations, tests, and exams
  • Referral to site-specific Occupational Health Provider for consultation on the effects of specific work hazards on pregnant or immuno-compromised individuals
  • Facilitating on-site medical services for groups of employees
  • IACUC Field Study medical review and IBC protocol medical review (through contracted provider)
  • Technical assistance for Occupational Health Portal
  • Technical assistance for Training Hub training modules (ROHP, BBP)