Safety and security: Working Safety
As we are aware of the importance of working safety, we have carried out our project following the necessary security measures and protocols. All the protocols have been made according to good practices, according to the laws, and complying with iGEM’s security rules and policies.
IDAB-CSIC-Gobierno de Navarra: Institute of Agrobiotechnology, Pamplona.
The Institute of Agrobiotechnology - IdAB, is the laboratory in which the project has been developed. This laboratory has a level of biosafety of 1, these means that we have worked in the lowest level, that applies to work with agents that usually pose a minimal potential threat to laboratory workers and the environment and do not consistently cause disease in healthy adults, as the organisms with which we work do not present a potential risk.
Our partners Andrea and Leyre working in the laboratory.
In addition to this, during the entire time we were in the laboratory, we follow the necessary security measures:
- At all times we have been supervised by the people in charge of the laboratory, who have been in charge of supervising the actions carried out and guiding us in the appropriate knowledge and techniques.
- Before entering the laboratory, we attended mandatory lectures on Health and Biosafety in the laboratory, where they also explained the protocols and actions to follow in case of emergency.
- We receive appropriate clothing and equipment to work in the laboratory: lab coats, safety goggles, respirators, and nitrile, and/or latex gloves…
- Any waste that we produced was deposited in its corresponding container and processed in a regulatory manner.
- We had our workspace, dedicated to the development of our project; and space too for our meetings and to practice our presentation and prepare our poster.
Alex working inside a laminar flow cabinet.