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Hazard Safety (IBC)

What is it?

W&M's IBC (Institutional Biosafety Committee) oversees the university's hazard safety and use program and is responsible for reviewing all hazard safety protocols and amendments, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, inspecting facilities and laboratories, and overseeing training and educational programs.

The SPARCS Hazard Safety module facilitates the preparation, review and approval of hazard safety and use protocols.

Be Advised – In order to view the documentation below you will need to be logged in with your W&M email address. Documentation can't be viewed using VIMS login credentials. If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at sparcs@wm.edu  

Table displays training guides for IBC researchers

 

Researcher Guides

For investigators/researchers submitting to the IBC in SPARCS. 

Researcher User Resources

PDF Guides

 SPARCS Researcher Guide: Hazard Safety
  1. Logging In
  2. Creating a new protocol
  3. How to Save and Preview/Save Protocol
  4. Completing Shell IBC Protocols_De Novo Reviews and Amendments
  5. Continuing Review
  6. Copying a Protocol
  7. How to Revise or Amend Your Protocol
  8. Running a protocol search and/or Report
  9. Understanding Alerts
  10. Section Description

 Videos
  • Addressing Reviewer Comments
  • Researcher Training - Hazard Safety (meeting recording)
Table displays training guides for IBC reviewers

 

Reviewer Guides

For IBC Members

Reviewer User Resources

PDF Guides

 

  1. Logging In
  2. Understanding the IBC Protocol Workflow
  3. Comparing IBC Protocol Versions
  4. Using IBC Full Document Review
  5. Viewing IBC Member Comments and Committee Meeting

Videos
  1. Intro
  2. Reviewing an assigned submission
  3. Reviewing PI responses to Committee 
  4. Using Full Document Review
  5. Comparing Protocol Versions (Important for Amendments)
  6. Viewing linked IACUC Protocol within IBC Protocol