Authoritative biosafety resources, the scientific literature, and instrument manuals should be consulted for information on possible exposure activities and recommended controls. Some good biosafety resources include: As part of this risk assessment, the user will create a list of activities involved in all aspects of a procedure, the hazards those activities could pose, what controls are currently being used, what controls are recommended in the scientific literature and biosafety resources to mitigate that risk, and whether or not changes should be made based on a comparison of current and recommended controls. This will be done in the “.” To aid in the creation of this list, common procedure activities, hazards, and their recommended controls have been compiled in the “” using information from good biosafety resources and the scientific literature. This repository will continually expand as new hazards and controls are identified. For instruments and methods not present in the repository and for which information can not readily be found, the user can use the to begin to “” evaluate an instrument or method. Procedure: Place a copy of the in the current risk assessment’s folder and open it. “” the laboratory procedure SOP and your knowledge of the work, list the activities performed as part of the procedure in the column. “Activity/Practice/Procedure” Think of this broadly as are you doing?” “what Examples include and testing.” “centrifuging” “catalase to the Risk Assessment: Hazard Exposure “Biosafety Activities and Controls Repository” for known examples (). In the column, indicate in what phase of the procedure this “Phase” activity occurs, including: Specimen receipt Specimen handling Testing process Specimen storage Specimen disposal Waste handling Specimen shipment from lab Note: In describing the activities and phases, think of the entire procedure. This includes the following: Specimen receipt, including: Specimen transportation or shipment to laboratory (via package shipment, courier, pneumatic tube, or hand delivery) Specimen (or specimen package) receipt in laboratory
Authoritative biosafety resources, the scientific literature, and instrument manuals should be consulted for information on possible exposure activities and recommended controls. Some good biosafety resources include: As part of this risk assessment, the user will create a list of activities involved in all aspects of a procedure, the hazards those activities could pose, what controls are currently being used, what controls are recommended in the scientific literature and biosafety resources to mitigate that risk, and whether or not changes should be made based on a comparison of current and recommended controls. This will be done in the “.” To aid in the creation of this list, common procedure activities, hazards, and their recommended controls have been compiled in the “” using information from good biosafety resources and the scientific literature. This repository will continually expand as new hazards and controls are identified. For instruments and methods not present in the repository and for which information can not readily be found, the user can use the “” to begin to evaluate an instrument or method. Procedure: Place a copy of the “” in the current risk assessment’s folder and open it. the laboratory procedure SOP and your knowledge of the work, list the activities performed as part of the procedure in the “Activity/Practice/Procedure” column. Think of this broadly as “what are you doing?” Examples include “centrifuging” and “catalase testing.” to the “Biosafety Risk Assessment: Hazard Exposure Activities and Controls Repository” for known examples (). In the “Phase” column, indicate in what phase of the procedure this activity occurs, including: Specimen receipt Specimen handling Testing process Specimen storage Specimen disposal Waste handling Specimen shipment from lab Note: In describing the activities and phases, think of the entire procedure. This includes the following: Specimen receipt, including: Specimen transportation or shipment to laboratory (via package shipment, courier, pneumatic tube, or hand delivery) Specimen (or specimen package) receipt in laboratory