- Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- CDC Select Agent Program
- CDC Office and Health and Safety
- OHASIS, Office of Health and Safety Information Systems (CDC)
- CDC Information on Hepatitis B
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- CDC National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
- CDC WONDER (Guidelines and Reports
- Application to Import Agents or Vectors of Human Diseases Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report(MMWR)
- Nanotechnology
- Office of Biotechnology Activities
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Cancer Institute
- National Library of Medicine, including MEDLINE publication search
- Health Information
- Stem Cell Information
- Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
- Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030
(April 18, 2001) - Bloodborne Pathogens & Needlestick Prevention
- Enforcement Procedure for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
OSHA Instruction, Effective November 27, 2001 - Standard Interpretations, 29 CFR 1910.1030 29 CFR 1910.1030 29 CFR 1910.1030
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Safety and Health Statistics Home Page
- NIOSH Home
- Bloodborne Infectious Diseases: HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B Virus, and Hepatitis C Virus
- Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings
NIOSH Alert - What Every Worker Should Know: How to Protect Yourself From Needlestick Injuries
NIOSH Alert
- US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs Antimicrobial Chemical/Registration Number Indexes
- Office of Solid Waste; medical waste
- Environmental Protection Agency Registered Disinfectants
Transportation and Import/Export Permits for Pathogens and Infectious Agents:
- USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- USDA Veterinary Services National Center for Import and Export
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/NCIE/ - APHIS web site for import and shipment permits for animal and plant pathogens as well as biotechnology (plant and agricultural microorganism) permits :http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import.html or http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/resources/permits
- CDC Etiologic Agent Import Permit Program
- CDC import permit applications are available from the following site: http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/imprtper.htm
- Both the BMBL and Etiologic Agent permits pages and other biosafety reference information can be reached through the CDC Office of Health and Safety biosafety page:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/biosfty.htm - Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security
- US Department of Commerce provides information on the export of infectious substances and other biological materials:
http://www.bxa.doc.gov/ - Department of Transportation
- International Air Transport Association
- Transport of Research Materials Containing Infectious Agents or Other Biological Hazards
- Import Permit Program Inspections
Safety Association:
- American Biological Safety Association
- Education Resources from ABSA
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Industrial Hygiene Association
- Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association -CSHEMA
- National Sanitation Foundation
- American Hospital Association (AHA)
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Office of Laboratory Safety
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
- Public Health Laboratory Service
- Cleaning Equipment Trade Association (CETA)
US Agencies
- APHIS – Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
- CDC – Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- DHHS – US Department of Health and Human Services
- DOT – US Department of Transportation
- EPA – US Environmental Protection Agency
- FDA – Food and Drug Administration
- OBA – NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities
- NIOSH – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- RSPA – Research and Special Projects Administration
- USDA – Department of Agriculture
International
- World Health Organization
- CEN Laboratory Biorisk Management Standard
- Belgian Biosafety Server (European Biosafety Topics)
- Office of Biosafety, LCDC (Canada)
- International Veterinary Biosafety Workgroup
- European Biosafety Association
- Health and Safety Executive UK
- European Federation, Biotechnology Working Party on Safety in Biotechnology
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Biosafety Web Pages
Select Agent Regulations:
Other Links of Interest:
Stem cell information:
