Human or Non-human Primate Blood, Tissues or Cell Cultures
For clinical/research work with human or non-human primate
- blood,
- body fluids,
- tissues, or
- cell cultures - primary/established (even partially tested) lines,
- animals injected with human primary cells or cell lines,
OSHA (under the Bloodborne Pathogen [BBP] Law) and/or UConn Health Center
safety policy require:
- documented initial and then annual training,
- documented HBV vaccination and/or adequate HBV antibody titer testing, or
signing a declination,
- observing Universal Precautions; or in the lab,
BSL-2; or while
working with animals,
ABSL-2.
- following safe needle/syringe practices (see
items 17 & 25),
- following waste requirements (see
items 17 & 25),
- following labeling/signage requirements (see Section 5 of
Attachment 3 of the
UCHC BBP Exposure Control Plan),
- use of a biological safety cabinet that has been certified within the
last year per BSL-2 requirements (see above - when aerosols may be
generated).
To answer most questions about human materials, review the
annual training read the UConn Health Center Bloodborne
Pathogen Control Plan, call the Office of Research Safety at 860-679-2723 and/or
contact the Biological Safety Officer.
Note that the BBP Law does not cover non-human primate (NHP) materials, but it
is strongly recommended that for your protection, you follow Universal
Precautions and/or use BSL-2 containment and practices.
Also, you may view the
OSHA law and/or the OSHA interpretation of the law regarding
cultures of human primary cells and cell lines. |
