Biosafety Manual
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Biosafety Manual
Emergency Contacts
Table of Contents
Authority & Responsibilities
Policy Statement
Responsibilities
Biosafety: Fundamentals and Definitions
Biohazards Risk Assessment
- Objective
- Risk Assessments
- Human Pathogens
- Animal Pathogens
- Plant Pathogens and Greenhouses
- Select Agents
- Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acids
- Biological Toxins
- Mammalian Cell Cultures
- Human Blood and Other Potentially Infectious Material
- Clinical Laboratories
- Viral Vectors
Biosecurity
Control of Biohazards
Decontamination and Sterilization of Biologicals
- Disinfectants
- Biomedical and Biological Waste
- Animal Carcasses
- Disposal of Biological Toxins
- Autoclave Testing and Use
- Equipment Decontamination
- Laboratory Decontamination
Emergencies
- Personnel Responsibilities/Assignments During a Disaster
- Emergency Evacuation Procedures
- Fire Safety
- Break-In/Security Breach
- Workplace Violence
- Hurricane Watch
- Tornadoes and Other Natural Disasters
- Bomb Threats
- Natural/LP Gas Leak
- Suspicious Package
- Explosions
- Power Outage
Exposures and Incidents
Occupational Medicine Programs
- Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) Program
- Animal Contact Medical Monitoring Program
- Respiratory Protection Program
- BioPath Medical Monitoring Program
- Vaccination Policy for Research Personnel
Packaging, Shipping and Transport of Biological Materials
Permits
- CDC
- USDA
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Bioagent Export Control
Registration Information for Researchers
- Biological Agent Registration
- Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Registration
- Acute Toxin Registration
- Administrative and Technical Change Amendments
- Human Gene Therapy Projects
- Laboratory Biosafety Levels and Checklists
Special Issues
- HIV Research Laboratories
- Non-Human Primates (monkeys) B Virus Information
- Q fever Control
- Tuberculosis Research Laboratories
- Vaccinia and Other Pox Virus Research Laboratories
Tables
- Table 1: Classification of Infectious Microorganisms by Risk Group
- Table 2: Summary of Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents
- Table 3: Summary of Recommended Animal Biosafety Levels for Activities in Which Experimentally or Naturally Infected Vertebrate Animals Are Used
- Table 4: LD50 Values for Biological Toxins
- Table 5: Additional Toxins Which May Require Registration
- Table 6: Select Agents and Toxins
- Table 7: Permissible Toxin Amounts
- Table 8: Summary of NIH Guidelines; Sections III-D, III-E, III-F
- Table 9: Animal Experiments Covered Under the NIH Guidelines
Resources
Appendices
- Appendix A. Acronyms, Abbreviations, Terms and Definitions
- Appendix B. Regulatory Authorities