1. Biosafety Stewardship MRAM - Sept 11, 2014 Joe Giffels, Associate Vice Provost Office of Research University of Washington

2. July: Smallpox discovered in a government lab in Maryland Since: 5 Select Agents discovered in NIH labs Since: Staphylococcal enterotoxin discovered in FDA lab Recent Discoveries in Federal Labs University of WashingtonOffice of Research

3. August 18, 2014 Urges “safety stand-down” in all federal research labs Urges extramural facilities to hold similar events Office of Science and Technology Memo htt p://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ost p/enhancing_biosafety_and_biosecurity_19aug2014_final.pdf htt p://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ost p/enhancing_biosafety_and_biosecurity_19aug2014_final.pdf University of WashingtonOffice of Research

4. National Biosafety Stewardship Month = September Reexamine policies and procedures Conduct inventories Training -- Reexamine, update and reinforce Reminders NIH Notice NOT-OD-14-127 August 27, 2014 University of WashingtonOffice of Research

5. Strongly encourage inventory of biohazardous agents and review of lab policies and procedures and training UW Statement http://www.washington.edu/research/?page=frAnnouncements&q=1644 http://www.washington.edu/research/?page=frAnnouncements&q=1644 University of WashingtonOffice of Research

6. Statement on OR home page as an Announcement EH&S/Research & Occupational Safety/Biological Safety http://www.ehs.washington.edu/rbsbiosafe/index.shtm EHSbio@uw.edu UW Resources University of WashingtonOffice of Research