Biohazard Compliance Office

This web page contains answers to the most common questions UNM employees have regarding biosafety practices, procedures and regulations.

UNM’s research biosafety program and purpose is to:

• protect personnel from exposure to infectious agents or other viable research biological materials that may cause harm to them or others.
• protect patients, visitors, and others not employed by UNM, that may be on the premises or in proximity of research biohazards.
• prevent research biohazardous waste and inadvertent release of biohazardous materials from causing harm to the environment.
• provide an environment for high quality research and clinical care
• comply with applicable federal, state and local requirements