Link to Documents

Fact Sheets

• ABSA/OSHA 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)

• 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

• CDC/NIH: Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories5th Edition, 2007.

• CDC/NIH: Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets (PDF )3rd edition, September 2007

• 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

• NIH Design Criteria for laboratory construction

• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules

• IBC Resources

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

• Guidelines for Biosafety Laboratory Competency(PDF 420KB), CDC/APHL, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 15, 2011

• Guidelines for the Safe Transport of Infectious Substances and Diagnostic Specimens (PDF 288k)WHO-1997

• Select Agent Final Rule
  Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (PDF 247KB)

• CDC Correspondence to ABSA regarding Final Rule(MSWord 48k)

• Select Agent Final Rule US Department of Agriculture (USDA) (PDF 333KB)

• Presentations from the 2015 ABSA Conference

INTERNATIONAL

• International Biosafety Working Group (IBWG)

• CETA Application Guide for the Exhaust System Requirements of Class II, Type B Biosafety Cabinets(PDF )CAG-007-2010, March 24, 2010

• LCDC, Canada: Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines (PDF)

  3rd Edition, 2004.

• 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