Occupational and Environmental Safety Office. Biological Safety Division Records, 1979-2003

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Occupational and Environmental Safety Office. Biological Safety Division.
Abstract:
The Biological Safety Division of the Occupational and Environmental Safety Office at Duke University addresses employee safety, training, policies, and other concerns regarding occupational exposure to biological agents such as bloodborne pathogens and tuberculosis. Collection includes bulletins, reports, committee materials, exposure management plans, and correspondence. Major subjects include occupational and environmental health, research regulations, and tuberculosis exposure management. Materials range in date from 1979 to 2003.
Extent:
12 Linear Feet (8 cartons)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0051

Background

Scope and content:

Contains research, protocols, study materials, reports, minutes, committee records, legal materials, correspondence, vaccine data, and records of changes to existing control plans and biological regulations done under the supervision of the Biological Safety Division of the Occupational and Environmental Safety Office at Duke University. Materials date from 1979 to 2003.

Biographical / historical:

The Occupational and Environmental Safety Office at Duke University ensures that Duke's patient care, research, and teaching environments are in accord with all regulatory requirements, relevant community standards, and institutional resources. This balance is accomplished by identifying hazardous conditions, developing appropriate control measures, implementing controls through specialized training, and monitoring the effectiveness of the controls. The office produces many manuals, including radiation safety, laboratory safety, radioactive materials safety, and contractor safety.
The department is divided into the following divisions: Administration, Biological Safety, Environmental Programs, Ergonomics, Fire Safety, Occupational Hygiene and Safety, and Radiation Safety.
The Biological Safety Division specifically addresses employee safety, training, policies, and other concerns regarding occupational exposure to biological agents such as bloodborne pathogens and tuberculosis. This division is involved in the administration and oversight of occupational safety management for handling biological materials, workplace biological safety audits and policy development, the investigation of reported workplace blood and body fluid exposure data, the review of all experimentation involving biological hazards, and the provision of site-specific training for working with hazardous biological materials. It also monitors hospital-wide compliance with N95 respirator fit-testing, PPD skin testing, and HBV vaccination, and provides support and guidance for the startup, closeout, and relocation of research labs.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2003.083 (transferred, October 2003), Accession A2008.056 (transferred, September 2008)
Processing information:

Processed by Archives staff: June 2004; encoded by Emily Glenn: July 2005; updated by Dawne Howard Lucas: September 2008

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Accession A2003.083: Records, 1979-2002; Accession A2008.056: Tuberculosis (TB) Exposure Management Records, 1999-2003. Material within this collection has been organized by accession reflecting the fact that the collection has been acquired in increments over time. Researchers should note that material within each accession overlaps with/or relates to material found in other accessions. In order to locate all relevant material within this collection, researchers will need to consult each accession described in the Series Scope and Contents section. Researchers should also note that similar material can be arranged differently in each accession, depending on how the material was organized when it was received by the DUMCA.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Duke University Medical Center Library's online catalog.

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Corporate Name(s):
Duke University. Medical Center
Topical Term(s):
Environmental Health.
Occupational Health.
Vaccines.
Tuberculosis Vaccines.
Bone Marrow Transplantation.
Aspergillosis.
Legionella.
Hepatitis.

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Contains University Administrative records. These include records of the officers of the University, as defined in the Bylaws, the deans of schools and colleges, and departments, institutes, and other offices as designated by the President. For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the director of the office of record and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist. (Issued by the Office of the Chancellor, December 1, 1975).

Terms of access:

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Occupational and Environmental Safety Office. Biological Safety Division Records, Duke University Medical Center Archives.