Hazardous Materials and Equipment

UC Berkeley has regulatory driven policies in place regarding hazards including chemical and biological materials. At Bakar Labs we follow those policies and have a few additional requirements that conform to our building design and laboratory configurations.

Important to know is there are two categories of items:

A. Sensitive items that MAY be possible that require either a BUA or other similar types of permission. Follow the link provided to learn more about the BUA process.

Examples of items like this that require oversight include:

• Recombinant DNA

• Synthetic nucleic acids

• Material of human or non-human primate origin

• Mammalian cell culture

• Bacteria (BSL-1)

B. Prohibited items with no direct way to allow for use.

• Radioactive materials and x-ray machines

• Explosives

• Pyrophoric materials (ignite on contact with air)

• Toxic gases

• WHO Risk Group 2 or higher pathogens (i.e. above BSL-1)

• Live animals

• Biological toxins

• Transgenic animals

• DEA-listed controlled substances, or California precursor chemicals