Biological Safety

Biological safety in research is taken very seriously in the Netherlands, and indeed in Europe.
If in doubt, workers within the Kluyver Laboratory should consult their copy of the "Survivial Guide" or consult the BioSafety Officer.

Further information is available on the following web sites:

• G.G.O. permit application forms for VROM are to be found here:
  arch.rivm.nl/csr/bggo/bggo2a_nl.html
• The ‘Dossier Biotechnology’ from the Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment:
  www.vrom.nl/pagina.html=http://arch.rivm.nl/csr/bggo_nl.html*
  
  
• For Dutch law on work with wild-type micro-organisms:
  Arbobesluit 1997: Hoofdstuk 4 Gevaarlijke stoffen en biologische agentia *
  
  
• The Canadians have an excellent set of on-line information sheets on individual micro-organisms:
  Office of Laboratory Safety: Material Safety Data Sheets