7.0 Standards, Policies, References, and Resources
7.1 Standards
- 7 CFR 331 and 9 CFR 121, Possession, Use, and Transfer of Biological Agents and Toxins, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- 7 CFR 330, Plant Pest Regulations; General; Plant Pests; Soil, Stone, and Quarry Products; Garbage. Importation of Plant Pests, USDA/APHIS
- 9 CFR Parts 92, 94, 95 96, 122 and 130 (note especially Part 122, Organisms and Vectors). Importation of Etiologic Agents of Livestock, Poultry, and Other Animal Diseases; USDA/APHIS
- 10 CFR 851, Worker Safety and Health Program, Department of Energy (DOE)
- 29 CFR 1904.8, Recording criteria for needle stick and sharps injuries, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne Pathogens, OSHA
- 42 CFR 71, Foreign Quarantine, Part 71.54 Etiologic agents, hosts, and vectors; Importation of Etiological Agents of Human Disease and Other Materials That May Contain These Agents; United States Public Health Service (PHS)
- 42 CFR 73, Select Agents and Toxins, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- 49 CFR 171.8 (Definitions), 173.134 (Infectious Substances), and 173.6 (Materials of Trade), Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, fifth edition, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- California Health and Safety Code, Sections 117600 - 118360, California Medical Waste Management Act
- Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Federal Register (current version)
- Laboratory Biosafety Manual, 2nd ed. (revised), Interim Guidelines, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva 2003, as applicable to biological etiologic agents
- OSHA Standard Interpretation on Applicability of 1910.1030 to Establish Human Cell Lines
7.2 Policies
7.2.1 Health and Safety Manual (PUB-3000) Chapters
- General Policy and Responsibilities (Chapter 1)
- Health Services (Chapter 3)
- Industrial Hygiene (Chapter 4)
- Transportation (Chapter 5)
- Safe Work Authorizations (Chapter 6)
- Emergency Management (Chapter 9)
- Personal Protective Equipment (Chapter 19)
- Hazardous Waste Disposal (Chapter 20)
- Research with Human and Animal Subjects (Chapter 22)
- Environment, Health, and Safety (EH&S) Training (Chapter 24)
- Biosafety (Chapter 26)
7.2.2 Other Biosafety-related LBNL Publications
- Berkeley Lab Export Control Manual
- Biosafety, Security, and Incident Response Plan for Select Agents, LBNL, latest version.
- PUB-5341, Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan, LBNL, latest version
- PUB-533, Master Emergency Program Plan for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, latest version
- PUB-3140, Integrated Environment, Health & Safety Management Plan, LBNL, latest version
- PUB-3095, Medical and Biohazardous Waste Generator Guidelines, LBNL, latest revision
- Site Safeguards and Security Plan, LBNL, latest version (a controlled document)
- Site Security Plan for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
7.3 References
- Emergency Response Guide (wall posting) and EH&S Emergency Preparedness Web page, LBNL
- Facility Safety Plan Requirements, United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) Web site
- How to Import Foreign Soil and How to Move Soil within the United States, Circular Q-330.300-1 Soil (10/2006), USDA/APHIS, Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
- National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)/ American National Standard (ANSI) Standard 49: Class II (laminar flow) biosafety cabinetry, March 19, 2002
7.4 Resources
- LBNL EH&S groups, contact information, and Web links that may assist with biosafety-related matters are listed in Section 1.6 of this manual.
- American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)
- Canadian Fact Sheets: The Health Protection Branch of the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control in Ottawa, Canada, has developed fact sheets for many microorganisms that are similar to a chemical material safety data sheet.
- Biosafety Standards Comparison, LBNL, May 2008.
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Last updated 12/14/2011
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