HEY, TEACHER! WATCH THIS! THE HAZARDS OF A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT MIRIAM K. LONON, PH.D. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
COMPLIANCE
HUMAN SUBJECTS (ESPECIALLY CHILDREN)
ANIMALS
OTHER STUFF
SOME THINGS ARE JUST NOT A GOOD FIT AGE ABILITY DIRECTION NEEDED COMMITMENT
MONEY EXPERTISE EQUIPMENT FACILITIES THE RIGHT STUFF
SHARPS CULTURES BIOMEDICAL CHEMICALS GLASS LAB WASTE
DON’T HORSE AROUND WITH SAFETY; YOU COULD LOSE YOUR HEAD! SAFETY FIRST
CONTAINMENT DECONTAMINATION
BIOLOGICAL CONTAINMENT FACILITIES PRACTICES EQUIPMENT
DOORS (CONTROLLED ACCESS) SINK EASILY CLEANED (NO CARPET, RUG) SPILL RESISTANT BENCHTOPS WINDOW SCREENS
LAB COAT SAFETY SHOWER EYE WASH SAFETY GLASSES
LIMIT ACCESS WASH HANDS NO EATING (DRINKING, SMOKING, APPLYING COSMETICS) APPROPRIATE ATTIRE
NO MOUTH PIPETTING HANDLE SHARPS SAFELY MINIMIZE AEROSOLS DECONTAMINATION RODENT CONTROL
BIOLOGICAL DECONTAMINATION HEAT CHEMICALS IRRADIATION ETHYLENE OXIDE
STEAM 15 LBS 20 MIN BOILING FLAME AUTOCLAVE
20% BLEACH (MADE FRESH) BIOCIDE (LYSOL, AMPHYL, VESPHENE) 95% ETOH CONTACT TIME
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ANIMAL WASTE OLD CULTURE PLATES USED SHARPS MEDICAL WASTE DIRTY GLASS WHAT IS BIO-WASTE?
SPECIAL CONCERNS BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS OTHER PATHOGENS
HIV HBV (et al) CMV EBV WEST NILE? BLOOD AND OTHER BODY FLUIDS UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
STREP STAPH MENINGITIS STD PNEUMONIA INTESTINAL PATHOGENS PARASITES OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS
DECONTAMINATE PROMPTLY OBSERVE BEST PRACTICES MAINTAIN CONTAINMENT ALLOW STUDENTS TO USE SELF OR OTHERS AS SUBJECTS TOLERATE RULE INFRACTIONS
BIOSAFETY IN MICROBIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL LABORATORIES 4 TH EDITION CDC/NIH US GOV’T PRINTING OFFICE $12.00
PROPER STORAGE LABELS SUITABLE ATTIRE INVENTORY CONTROL
PLAN CAREFULLY LITERATURE SEARCH THINK SMALL READ DIRECTIONS
PROVIDE SUPERVISION
INVOLVE PARENTS
COOPERATIVESCOMMUNITY HAZMAT PICKUP SOME WASTE CAN BE SEWERED IF DILUTED / TREATED
PHYSICAL SCIENCES ENGINEERING
PPE LO /TO