The IBC is responsible for oversight, administration, and review of Berkeley Lab policies and projects involving research with biological materials that may pose safety, health, or environmental risks. The IBC reports to the Laboratory Director to provide institutional assurance that research is conducted safely. To this end, the IBC assists and advises researchers and line managers in meeting their responsibilities to ensure that the biological aspects of the research are conducted in a safe manner using established biosafety standards, principles and functions of Integrated Safety Management (ISM), and work authorization (e.g., ES&H Manual, Safe Work Authorizations). Safe research includes worker safety, public health, agricultural and environmental protection, ethics, and compliance with applicable biosafety standards and Berkeley Lab policies. A graded process is used to define, document, review, and approve biological work and controls as detailed in ES&H Manual, Biosafety. This process involves IBC approval and line management authorization of biological work.

IBC Meetings:

IBC meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of March, June, September, and December.

WPC Activity Submission Deadline Future IBC Meeting Dates

December 2, 2021 December 9, 2021

March 3, 2022 March 10, 2022

June 2, 2022 June 9, 2022