All of the biological research conducted at Stanford University involves low to moderate risk etiological agents as defined by the NIH. Section 1 of this Guide, General Requirements for Stanford Laboratories, covers all design requirements for Biosafety Level 1 laboratory work areas. This section focuses primarily on the biosafety considerations for a Biosafety Level 2 laboratory.

Proposed Biosafety Level 3 labs will be reviewed on a case by case basis depending on what biohazard material the principal investigator plans to use.

[NOTE: The use of sheep specimens are regulated by a 1979 Special Order from Cal/OSHA, and any request for new laboratory space to utilize such specimens must comply with this special order. Likewise, the use of any specimens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is subject to review based on the proposed TB standard, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 8, Section 5197.]