Hazards & Controls
Biological Safety
Biosafety

OSHA advice and suggestive protective measures

Sources of biological hazards include bacteria, viruses, insects, plants, birds, animals and humans

Biosafety issues and biosafety manual for laboratory safety

Biohazardous safety materials

Full text of biosafety policies in use by a government agency

Full text of a part of a Hazardous Material Management Program

Full text of a laboratory biosafety manual

Biosafety for laboratory workers

Safety fact sheets related to biosafety & guidelines

Bloodborne pathogens and biosafety procedures

A series of checklists for laboratories related to CDC guidelines

Information for employees exposed to biosafety hazards

National Institutes of Health document on the principles of biosafety in laboratories

Recommended microbiological practices for laboratories handling infectious agents

Explains hierarchy of administrative controls that need to be in effect for each biosafety level

Classification, Practices, Primary Barriers and Secondary Barriers

Biological safety guidelines

Text of a laboratory safety manual on biosafety procedures

Requirements for working safely with biohazardous material

Full text of a laboratory biosafety manual

In use at a major university

Example of a sample program - includes laboratory design checklist

Full text of a program designed for research laboratories

Includes a plan for bloodborne pathogens, hantavirus control procedures and medical waste managment

Engineering controls and work practices to prevent exposure to blood and other body fluids

Includes a sample bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan

Precautions with advice on and illness prevention

NIOSH recommended controls for worker expsosure Class B biosolids (treated sewage)

DOT guidance to the packaging and shipping of these materials by air, land, or sea

Safety rules for biological safety hazard control

Prevention, Personal Protection and Cleaning

Biosafety guidelines for removing rodent organs and managing agents with potential hantavirus

Occupational Medical Society workplace guidelines for HIV/AIDS

Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work

Biosafety guidelines for handling and shipping specimens associated with infectious disease

Text of a safety manual for biomedical laboratories - lab closeout procedures & more

For laboratory personnel working with hazardous materials

In use at a major university

Fill-in-the-blank biosafety program for laboratories

Occupational health program for workers in biomedical laboratories

Selection, installation and use of of biological safety cabinets

Guidelines for selection, installation and use of biological safety cabinets

Example of a laboratory safety protocol

Infectious agents categorized in risk groups based on their relative risk - info provided by country

The information references enforceable OSHA standards

Instructions for the disposal of various objects after they have been decontaminated

Example of a safety bulletin relating to proper disposal of sharps

A general biosafety training presentation

Provides university-wide safety guidelines, policies and procedures for the use and manipulation of biohazards