Link to Documents

Fact Sheets

• General Microbiology Fact Sheet(PDF 3.5MB)

• Select Agent Disease Fact Sheet(PDF 368KB)

• Zoonotic Fact Sheet(PDF 480KB)

• Principles of Good Microbiological Practice Fact Sheet(PDF 135KB)

• Principles of Biosafety Fact Sheet(PDF 56KB)

• BSO/BSP Competency Fact Sheet(PDF 113KB)

• Biosafety Levels Fact Sheet(PDF 132KB)

• Lentivirus Vector Fact Sheet(PDF 203KB)

• Possession, Use and Trasfer of Select Agenst and Toxins; Biennial Review of the List of Select Agents and Toxins and Enhanced Biosafety Requirements

• Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Recommendations of a CDC-convened, Biosafety Blue Ribbon Panel, CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), January 6, 2012

• Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Biosafety Guidelines for Laboratory Workers

• CDC Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5^thEdition

• CDC Guidelines to Primary Containment for Biohazards

• Competency Guidelines for Public Health Laboratory Professionals: CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories

• Respirator (NIOSH)

• Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

• Select Agents

• IBC Resources

• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules

INTERNATIONAL

• International Federation of Biosafety Associations

• CETA Application Guides

• LCDC, Canada: Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines (PDF)

• World Health Organization Laboratory Biosafety Manual3rd Edition, 2004.

• WHO Laboratory Biosecurity Guidance

• Material Safety Data Sheets for Infectious Agents (Health Canada)

• S3: Science, Safety, and SecurityBiosecurity, Biosafety, Biocontainment, and Biorisk management

• HHS security guidelines for synthetic DNA manufacturers

• Bloodborne Pathogens
  29 CFR 1910.1030 (OSHA)

• Bloodborne Pathogens Compliance Directive (PDF)

• Needlestick Standard (OSHA)

• Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories

  29 CFR 1910.1450 (OSHA)

• Personal Protective Equipment

  (29 CFR 1910.132-139)

• Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR 100-185)

• HazMat Safety>

• Hazardous Waste (EPA)

• Microbiology> (EPA)

• IAQ (EPA)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Draft FDA guidance document on selection of disposable gloves

• Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response

MISCELLANEOUS

• Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication ofthe Slect Agent and Toxin List; Amendments to teh Select Agent and Toxin Regulations (USDA)

• Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

• NAPPO APPROVED RSPM 22 “Guidelines for Construction and Operation of a Containment Facility for Insect and Mite Biological Control Agents”

• Infectious Agents MSDS