Biology

  1. Background
       1.1 How do laboratory infections occur?

  2. Accidents as a cause of laboratory infections

  3. Laboratory processes creating aerosols

  4. The human factor

  5. Infections from laboratory animals and zoonosis

  6. Assessing the risks
       6.1 The Agent
       6.2 The Worker
       6.3 The Process

  7. Safety - a question of policy?
       7.1 The suitability (aptness) of employees to their jobs
       7.2 Instruction and training program in safety
       7.3 Health plan
       7.4 Supervision, report and investigation of accidents
       7.5 Safety budget

  8. "Defensive working"
       8.1 Instruction in safety
       8.2 Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
       8.3 Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

  9. Principles of Biosafety

  10. Laboratory Practice and Technique

  11. Safety Equipment (Primary Barriers)

  12. Facility Design (Secondary Barriers)

  13. Biosafety Levels
       13.1 Biosafety Level 1
       13.2 Biosafety Level 2
       13.3 Biosafety Level 3
       13.4 Biosafety Level 4
       13.5 Vertebrate Animal Biosafety Level Criteria
       13.6 Summary of Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents

  14. Detailed Biosafety Level 1 Requirements (BL1)

  15. Detailed Biosafety Level 2 Requirements (BL2)

  16. Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs)
       16.1 Class I
       16.2 Class II
       16.3 Class III
       16.4 Horizontal Laminar Flow "Clean Bench"
       16.5 Vertical Laminar Flow "Clean Bench"
       16.6 Utility Services
       16.7 Ultraviolet Lamps

  17. Exposure Control Plan to prevent infections with blood-borne pathogens

  18. Decontamination and Disinfection

  19. Disposal of Biological Waste

  20. Autoclaving Procedures

  21. Biological Spills

  22. Institute Regulations for Safe Work with Biohazard Agents

  23. Laboratory Gas Burner - English,   Hebrew