The Exposure Control Plan (ECP) is a department or laboratory specific document that outlines the biological hazards ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Faculty, Staff, Students and Volunteers may encounter while performing their assigned duties.
All ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ laboratories must submit an ECP if any of the following are used or stored in the laboratory:
- Any bacterium, virus, parasite, prion, fungus, etc.;
- Material of Human or non-human primate origin including established cell lines;
- Biological toxins;
- Recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids that are within organisms, cells or viruses, or are capable of entering cell membranes;
- transgenic plants or animals;
- Cells, fluids, tissues, organs, etc., from genetically modified animals or animals exposed to biohazards or bloodborne pathogens;
- Biologically active nanoparticles.
Any laboratory at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ that does not work with biological materials may submit an ECP request for an exemption form.