Biosafety Manual PDF - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Biosafety Manual
IBC-approved version (May 18, 2010)
Biosafety Manual
Contents
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Policy
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Scope
1.4 Manual Administration and Presentation
1.5 Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
1.6 Roles, Responsibilities, and Whom to Call
2.0 Starting and Conducting Work Safely
3.0 Work and Risk Assessment
3.1 LBNL Assessment and Authorization Processes
3.2 Biosafety Risk Assessment Process
3.3 Material or Agent Hazards and Requirements
3.1.1 Risk Group Classification
3.3.2 Pathogenic Agents and Toxins
3.3.2.1 Pathogen and Toxin Information and Guidance
3.3.2.2 Human Pathogens
3.3.2.3 Plant and Animal Pathogens
3.3.2.4 Biological Toxins
3.3.2.5 Select Agents and Toxins
3.3.2.6 Prions
3.3.3 USDA-Regulated Materials, Organisms, and Agents
3.3.4 Bloodborne Pathogens and Human Materials
3.3.5 Recombinant Materials, Organisms, and Agents
3.3.6 Animals
3.4 Laboratory Procedure Hazards
3.5 Worker Competence and Health
4.0 Biosafety Principles and Levels
4.1 Laboratory Practices
4.2 Safety and Personal Protective Equipment
4.3 Facility Design and Construction
4.4 Biosafety Containment Levels and Criteria
4.4.1 Laboratory Containment Levels
4.4.1.1 Laboratory Biosafety Level 1
4.4.1.2 Laboratory Biosafety Level 2
4.4.2 Additional Containment Categories
4.4.2.1 Recombinant Large-Scale Containment Levels
4.4.2.2 Recombinant Plant Containment Levels
4.4.2.3 Vertebrate Animal Containment Levels
4.4.2.4 Arthropod Containment Levels
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