Resources

This page contains links to sources of HSE information and guidance on genetically modified organisms.

Guidance

Link URLs in this page

  1. Biosafetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/index.htm
  2. Safety noticeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/notices/index.htm
  3. Overview - The regulation of specified animal pathogenshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/sapo.htm
  4. Background on the regulation of specified animal pathogenshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/background.htm
  5. SAPO Application processhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/app-process.htm
  6. How do I make my application?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/how-do-i.htm
  7. Notifying accidents and dangerous occurrencehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/notify.htm
  8. Guidance on Appeals for Notices issued under SAPOhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/guidance-appeals-sapo.htm
  9. Overview - Infections at workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/infection.htm
  10. Preventing infections at workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/about.htm
  11. HSE and infectionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/hseandinfection.htm
  12. Overview - Are you at risk?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/microorganisms.htm
  13. Laboratory workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/laboratories.htm
  14. Healthcarehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/healthcare.htm
  15. Overview - Specific infectionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/index.htm
  16. Overview - Influenzahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/influenza.htm
  17. Avian influenzahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/avianflu.htm
  18. Pandemic influenzahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/pandemic.htm
  19. Workplace guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/pandflu.htm
  20. Anthraxhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/anthrax.htm
  21. Zoonoseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/zoonoses.htm
  22. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/bovine.htm
  23. Handling the deceased with suspected or confirmed COVIDhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/handling-the-deceased.htm
  24. What the Law says about Biosafetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/law.htm
  25. Biosafety Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/information.htm
  26. Useful linkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/links.htm
  27. Blood-borne viruseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/blood-borne-viruses/index.htm
  28. Overview - GMOhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/index.htm
  29. What are GMOs?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/whatare.htm
  30. Who is responsible for GMO (CU) Regulations?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/whos-responsible.htm
  31. GMOs and the lawhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/law.htm
  32. GMO Notificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/index.htm
  33. What do I notify?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/what.htm
  34. How do I notify?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/process.htm
  35. Feeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/fees.htm
  36. Appealshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/appeals.htm
  37. Confidentiality and disclosure of notified datahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/confid.htm
  38. Description of the Public Registerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/publicregister.htm
  39. Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/information.htm
  40. The SACGM Compendium of Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/acgm/acgmcomp/index.htm
  41. Risk assessment guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/acgm/index.htm
  42. The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2014 - Guidance on regulationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l29.htm
  43. The SACGM Compendium of Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/acgm/acgmcomp/index.htm
  44. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
  45. Department of Health https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
  46. Food Standards Agencyhttp://www.food.gov.uk/
  47. COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm
  48. RIDDORhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/index.htm
  49. Skinhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/skin/index.htm
  50. Health and social carehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/healthservices/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

GMO
Genetically modified organisms

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Updated 2024-01-19