Biohacking/GM/RiskAssessments

GMO (CU) REGULATIONS 2000 RISK ASSESSMENT FORMs

FOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE USE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICRO-ORGANISMS AND EUKARYOTIC CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE SYSTEMS

1. It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator (PI) to undertake a risk assessment in relation to any genetic modification work they, or members of their research group, undertake.
2. The risk assessment must be undertaken and be reviewed and approved by the local GM Safety Committee in advance of work starting. A risk assessment is required for any activity involving genetically modified organisms, including storage, irrespective of where the GMO was originally made.

(2) In the following form, the spaces expand as required. The spacing in the master version is not indicative of the length of answer expected . Unless given as an option, it is not acceptable to give one-word answers, justification must be given for all answers/statements.

(3) If it is likely that the work will require notification to the Health and Safety Executive (Class 2 or 3) you should contact the University Biological Safety Adviser for further guidance PRIOR to completing this form.

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