This Biosafety
Manual has been developed by the Environment, Health and Safety
(EH&S) Division and the Institutional Biosafety Committee
(IBC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
The Manual is part of LBNL's Biosafety Management Program.
This Program was established to accomplish the following goals:
- protect personnel from exposure to infectious agents
- prevent environmental contamination
- provide an environment for high quality research while
maintaining a safe work place
- comply with applicable federal, state and local requirements
The Manual contains LBNL-wide safety guidelines,
policies and procedures for the use and manipulation of potentially
hazardous biological materials. Although the implementation
of these procedures is the responsibility of the Principal
Investigator (PI), its success depends largely on the combined
efforts of laboratory supervisors and employees. Planning
for and implementation of biological safety must be part of
every laboratory activity in which biological materials are
used.
In general, the handling and manipulation of biological
materials (infectious agents, human blood, toxins, recombinant
DNA molecules, animals, etc.) requires the use of precautionary
measures depending on the material(s) involved. This Manual
will help you evaluate risk (risk assessment), establish procedures
and practices (primary containment ), and facility requirements
(secondary containment) for the control of potential biohazards.
It is imperative that everyone involved or working
with these materials seek advice and training when necessary.
The EH&S as well as the IBC are available to assist in
this endeavor.
