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Table A 
I B C Structure, Performance, and Assessments 
S i r uc cure and Functions of IBCs 
'f3CV" relation to local governments 
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Average number of meetings in 1979 ( Q 7 ) 
Average percent of total meetings not 
r ecularlv scheduled (Q7a/Q7) 
Percent of committees that have some 
"meetings" by phone or in writing ( Q 1 1 ) 
Tv; ical division of time at meetings 
’ (Q17) 
Average number of MUAs reviewed in 
1979 (Q38) 
Scope and Performance 
Average cocmittee time spent per MU A 
(Q7xQ13xQ17a)/(Q38xlOO) 
MUA approval rates (Q39) 
Types of policy and procedural 
issues considered (Q18) 
Percent of committees with a health 
surveillance program (Q46a) 
Emergency plans for spills (Q49) 
Training for laboratory staff (Q50a) 
Training for IBC members (Q50b) 
Responses ; 
56% (9) said none, 257. (4) said 
city officials are IBC members 
4.3 meetings (range: 0(2)-15) 
63% (range: 0%(3)-100%(8)) 
22% (4) 
51% on MUAs (range: 5%-100%) 
32% on policy (Range: 0%-100Z) 
17% on other business (range: 0%(9)-70%) 
16.4 (range: 1-68) 
32 minutes (range: 6 min.-l hr. 43 min.) 
73% approved ns (range: 0%-100%(4)) 
23% approved with modi f icat icw 
(Range: 0%(5)-90%) 
4% rejected (range: 0%(11)-40Z) 
wide variety: committee composition, 
compliance checks, health monitoring of 
female workers, PI eligibility, 
proprietary aspects of proposals, voting 
procedures, staff training, grant and 
contract requirements, fire -safety. 
28% (5) 
varied: safety manuals or materials 
(n=12), PI responsibility (n=2), 
designation of local hospital site 
and MD as health consultant. 
varied: PI responsibility (n=8) , 
environmental health and safety 
staff conduct training, training 
plus exam by laboratory manager. 
varied: none, university course, NIH 
course, training documents plus 
discussions plus laboratory tours. . 
Overall Assessment of IBCs and Guidelines 
Chairs' evaluation of Guidelines 83% said about right 
regulating IBCs (Q52) 17% said too restrictive 
NA members' assessment of whether 
IBCs are worthwhile (P20) 91% said yes 
"Q" an <i "P" indicate question numbers on chair and non-af filiated questionnaires, 
respectively. 
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