What criteria do the IBC members use to evaluate a BUA application, and what are the possible voting outcomes?
The IBC develops a risk assessment for the project and determines whether the PI has provided measures to mitigate or minimize the risk to acceptable levels. If the committee agrees that the PI understands the risks and has mitigated or minimized them in all respects so that the proposed work can be conducted safely by properly trained personnel, the committee may vote to approve the application as written. If minor issues such as absent or incorrect disinfectant contact times arise during the evaluation, the committee may vote to approve the BUA conditionally and give the PI until the next meeting to submit a revised application. If the application lacks sufficient information for the committee to develop a robust risk assessment, the committee may table the application pending significant revision. Finally, if the committee determines that the proposed work cannot be conducted safely at UC Davis by properly trained personnel, it may reject the application. Work that must be conducted
