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A

ABSA – See American Biological Safety Association
ABSL-1 thru 4 – Animal biosafety levels 1 through 4 (at the UConn Health Center, only ABSL-1 and ABSL-2);
    See the BMBL or 3.3.2.A ;
    BMBL Summaries (BSL-1 to 3 and 3.3.2.B
    ABSL-1 to 2) 9; 3.3.2.C
ACC (IACUC) – See Animal Care Committee
Administrative Controls – Control of exposures to hazards by techniques such as scheduling different workers to be exposed in a way that lowers exposure among many workers.
Aerosols – Dry or liquid airborne particles of varying sizes.
    Biological Hazards 3.2.3.D
    See About Aerosols 3.2.3.D
    Aerosols in Centrifugation 3.2.3.B
    Chemical Hazards from 3.2.3.L.1-3; 4.6.1-3
    See Chemicals of Unknown Toxicology below
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 – (USDA/APHIS) 7CFR331 (plants) and 9CFR121(animals) 3.3.1.B.2
American Biological Safety Association
Animal Allergies, Lab
    Animal User’s Safety Training – PowerPoint presentation 3.2.4.A, 3.2.4.B
    NIOSH Animal Handler Fact Sheet 3.2.4.C
    UConn Health Center Employee Health Service Surveillance Program 3.2.4.E
    Preventing Asthma in Animal Handlers (NIOSH Article) 3.2.4.F
Animal Care Committee – UConn Health Center IACUC; contact coordinator, Alison Pohl x4129

    Protocol - Documentation of Hazards required for approval 3.2.4.K
Animal Laboratory Biosafety Checklist – CTDPH Inspection checklist 3.5.4
Animal User’s Safety Training – 3.2.4
Animal Work, Biosafety in (UCSF overview) – 3.3.2.G
Animal Work, Documenting Hazards in (compliance requirements) - 3.2.4.K

Animal Work, Periodic CLAC Training – 3.2.4
    Animal User’s Safety Training – PowerPoint presentation 3.2.4.A, B
Antibioterrorism Laws – See Laws in folder 3.3.1.B
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, The 42CFR72.6 5.2.1.B.1.a
Antineoplastic Drugs – Cytotoxic or Hazardous Drugs 4.1.3
APHIS – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – An agency of USDA
Autoclave Safety – 3.2.3.M

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B

Biological
    Biological Aerosol Hazard 3.2.3.D
    Biological Exposure – Such as infectious needlestick, droplet/aerosol or ingestion exposure: Inform
    the Lab Director and go (within one hour) to Employee Health (x2893) or after hours go to the
    Emergency Department in the UConn Health Center Hospital (x2588).
    Lab Animal Allergies
    Biological Materials – All organisms, viruses, or substances derived from biological sources, also
    called biological agents, substances, biologicals, etc.
    Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) (also known as tissue culture hoods, biosafety hoods and laminar
    flow hoods) not the same as a laminar flow clean bench 3.2.3.A
    Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets
    (2ndEDcdcBSCguidance) 3.2.3.A.4
    BSC issues, Top: Main pitfalls and safety advice about BSCs. 3.2.3.A.2
    BSC movies: Short demonstrations of how Biological Safety Cabinets work and proper practices
    3.2.3.A.1
    Certification (required annually if used with infectious substances) call BSO or contractor – Air
    Systems Technologies 800 477 4175
    NuaireBSC – Good summary of proper BSC practices 3.2.3.A.3
    Biological Safety Officer – In Office of Research Safety, Ron Wallace, PhD, CIH, x2723
Biosafety
    Animal Laboratory Biosafety Checklist (CTDPH Inspection checklist) 3.5.4
    Biosafety Hood or Cabinet - See Biological Safety Cabinet under Biological above
    Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories 4th Ed. (BMBL, CDC/NIH publishers
    3.3.2.A
    Laboratory Biosafety Checklist (CTDPH Inspection checklist) 3.5.3
    Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines (3rd Ed. draft) Canadian BMBL  3.3.2.E
    Guidance from the Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification - UK  3.3.2.G
    Training 3.2
    Animal User’s Safety Training – PowerPoint presentation 3.2.4.A, B
    Biosafety Training Topics – See last page of State Lab Checklist. 3.5.3
    CDC Biosafety Training Slideshow (PI’s, use this to train your staff, then document on sheet below.)
    3.2.2.A
    Documentation sheet for training (don't forget to document training) 3.2.2.B
    Read Me First – Covers the current procedure for providing biosafety training to laboratory staff
    3.2.1.A
Bioterrorism – See Laws, see Select Agents 3.3.1.B
BL1 through 4 – Biosafety level 1 thru 4; NIH rDNA Guidelines (nihG) nomenclature 3.3.2.D.1
BL1-N through 4-N – Animal containment biosafety levels1 thru 4; nihG nomenclature 3.3.2.D.1
Bloodborne Pathogen Standard – See Laws, 3.3.1.C; see UConn Health Center Exposure Control Plan 3.4.1 that is required by OSHA in 29CFR 1910.1030
BMBL – Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 4th Ed, 1999 3.3.2.A
BSL-1 through 4; biosafety level 1 through 4 (at the UConn Health Center, only BSL-1 and BSL-2 are allowed); see the BMBL 3.3.2.A or BMBL Summaries (BSL-1 to 3 3.3.2.B and ABSL-1 to 2 3.3.2.C)
BSC – See Biological Safety Cabinet above
BSO – See Biological Safety Officer, x2723 above

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C

Carcinogens – UConn Health Center Guide for Laboratory Use of Chemical Carcinogens 4.1.2
CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – agency under DHHS; visit
    Links to safety resources
    Check out safety ethics
    Links to select agent program
    CDC Publications on this site:
        Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 4th Ed., 1999 3.3.2.A
        CDC Biosafety Training Slideshow 3.2.2.A
        Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinet
        (2ndEDcdcBSCguidance) 3.2.3.A.4
Cell Culture, Fungal Contamination in – Suggestions 3.2.3.J
Cell Culture, Human Cells in - Precautions required for work with human cells in culture  

    are BSL-2. Precautions required for work with animals injected with human cells are

    ABSL-2. See the OSHA interpretation of why human cell cultures are considered by law

    to potentially contain bloodborne pathogens unless for a given strain/line, it is proved

    otherwise.  3.3.1.C.4

Center for Lab Animal Care – Director: Dr. Peter Autenried
    CLAC training, Periodic – Animal User’s Safety Training
Centrifugation, Infectious Aerosol Management In 3.2.3.B

Chemical Hazards, Documentation Required for ACC Protocols 3.2.4.K
Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) – Required by OSHA’s "Lab Standard" 29CFR1910.1450. 4.1.1
Chemicals of Unknown Toxicology – See sections 5.2.1, 5.2.1.A and A.4, 5.2.1.B, and B.1-6 in the UConn Health Center Chemical Hygiene Plan 4.1.1
    See Chemical Powders Hazard Movie 3.2.3.L, 4.6
Chemical Powders Hazard Movie 3.2.3.L and 4.6
Chemicals, Special – Select Carcinogens, Suspect Carcinogens, Reproductive toxicity Chemicals (Teratogens), High Acute Toxicity Chemicals, Biological Toxins, Chemicals of Unknown Toxicology - See sections 5.2.1, 5.2.1.A and A.4, 5.2.1.B, and B.1-6 in the UConn Health Center Chemical Hygiene Plan 4.1.1
    UConn Health Center Guide for Laboratory Use of Chemical Carcinogens 4.1.2
    See Chemical Powders Hazard Movie 3.2.3.L, 4.6
CLAC – see Center for Lab Animal Care above
    CLAC Training, Periodic
Clean Bench – Blows anything hazardous on the bench at the worker and into the room.
    No protection for the worker, protects only what is on the bench. 3.2.3.A.2#2
Connecticut General Statute Concerning BSL-3 Labs – 1996PA-00149.PA;2 3.3.1.D.2
Connecticut Public Health Code – 19a-36-A26 3.3.1.D.1
Connecticut State Department of Public Health
    Inspections (Official) – Every two years for registered labs 3.5.1
    Laboratory Biosafety Checklist (CTDPH Inspection checklist) 3.5.3
    Laboratory registration for labs that use infectious biological materials 3.5.1
    Laboratory registration application 3.5.2.C, D and instructions 3.5.2.A, 3.5.2.B
    Registration forms, application 3.5.2.C, D and instructions 3.5.2.A, 3.5.2.B
Contamination, Fungal in Tissue Culture – Suggestions 3.2.3.J
CTDPH – See Connecticut State Department of Public Health above
Cytotoxic Drugs – Antineoplastic or Hazardous Drugs 4.1.3

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D

DHHS – Department of Health and Human Services
Disk – The Biosafety Info Site was formerly distributed on CD
    Disk (Info Site) Index 2.4 9
    Disk (Info Site) Map 2.3 9
    Read Me First – Purpose of this disk, Responsibilities and Philosophical approach to compliance 2.1

DNA, recombinant see recombinant DNA
Documentation, Training – Form 3.2.2.B
DOT – Department of Transportation – See Folder E, Transport – Shipping 5.0

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E

ED – See Emergency Department
EHS – See Employee Health Service
Electronic Hazard Symbols – For use with electronic documents or for printing out 7.0
    Word (.doc) format 7.1
    Acrobat (.pdf) format 7.2
Emergency Department – x2588, Hospital – See biological exposure above
EMERGENCY x7777 – Plus document – Useful summary of contacts, safety and waste policies 1.1
Employee Health Service – x8005, Dowling North, top floor
    See biological exposure; see Animal User’s Safety Training 3.2.4
Engineering Controls – Control of exposures to hazards using non-portable facilities like Chemical Fume Hoods or Biological Safety Cabinets.
Ergonomics Specialist – Member of Office of Research Safety, Patti Wawzyniecki x2723
    BSC ergonomics
    Office ergonomics
    Pipette ergonomics
Exporting Biological Materials – Please notify BSO (Ron Wallace, PhD, x2723) 5.1.1
Also see Don't Let This Happen To You

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F

Forms
    Connecticut State Department of Public Health – Lab Registration 3.5.2.C, D
    Import and Interstate Transport 5.1.1
    CDC – Instructions and form 5.2.1.A
    USDA/APHIS/NCIE – Instructions and forms 5.2.3.A
    Training documentation form 3.2.2.B
Fungal Contamination in Tissue Culture – Suggestions for eliminating 3.2.3.J

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H

Handling Hazards of Chemicals – 3.2.3.L1-3; 4.6.1-3
Hazardous Drugs – Antineoplastic or Cytotoxic Drugs 4.1.3
Hazards, Labeling
    Biohazard Labeling – See Lab BSL Criteria sections of BMBL 3.3.2.A and App. G-II-B-2-d of the NIH
    rDNA Guidelines 3.3.2.D.1
    Chemical Carcinogens – Labeling – Guidelines for the Lab Use of Chem. Carc., Sections 5.2.1,
    5.2.7 - 5.2.9 4.1.2
    Hazardous Chemical Labeling – Chemical Hygiene Plan, App. G- 29CFR 1910.1200 (e)(5) 4.1.1
    Hazardous Chemical Waste Labeling (EPA) 3.2.4.D
    Waste sharps container labeling 3.2.3.N
Hazard Symbols (electronic) – For use with electronic documents or for printing out 7.0
    Word (.doc) format 7.1
    Acrobat (.pdf) format 7.2
HEPA - High Efficiency Particulate Air (filters) 3.2.3.D
    Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological   Safety Cabinets (2ndEDcdcBSCguidance) 3.2.3.A.4

Human Cell Strains/Lines in Culture - see Cell Culture, Human Cells...

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I

IACUC – See Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (called ACC at UConn Health Center)
IBC – See Institutional Biosafety Committee
IBC Coordinator – Contact
Importing Biological Materials – Please notify the Biosafety Officer
    See Laws; 5.2
    See Folder 5.0: Transport – Shipping \ Package Set-up \ ReadMe 5.1.1
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee – See Animal Care Committee above
Institutional Biosafety Committee – Contact the coordinator, see the IBC Coordinator or 3.3.2.D.1
    UConn Health Center IBC Information
Interstate Transport of Biological Materials to or from the UConn Health Center – Please notify the Biosafety Officer and 5.1.1, 5.2
    See Laws 5.2
    See Folder 5.0: Transport – Shipping \ Package Set-up \ ReadMe 5.1.1

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L

Labeling Hazards
    Biohazard Labeling – See Lab BSL Criteria sections of BMBL 3.3.2.A and App. G-II-B-2-d of the NIH
    rDNA Guidelines 3.3.2.D.1
    Chemical Carcinogens – Labeling – Guidelines for the Lab Use of Chem. Carc., Sections 5.2.1,
    5.2.7 - 5.2.9 4.1.2
    Hazardous Chemical Labeling – Chemical Hygiene Plan, App. G- 29CFR 1910.1200 (e)(5) 4.1.1
    Hazardous Chemical Waste Labeling (EPA) 3.2.4.D
    Waste sharps container labeling 3.2.3.N
Laboratory Animal Allergies
    Animal User’s Safety Training – powerpoint presentation 3.2.4.A, B
    NIOSH Animal Handler Fact Sheet 3.2.4.C
    UConn Health Center Employee Health Service Surveillance Program 3.2.4.E
    Preventing Asthma in Animal Handlers (NIOSH Article) 3.2.4.F
Laboratory Biosafety Checklist – CTDPH Inspection checklist 3.5.3
Laboratory Safety Monograph – Referred to in the NIH rDNA Guidelines 3.3.2.D.2
Laminar Flow Hood – See Biological Safety Cabinet above
Laminar Flow Clean Bench, Horizontal Air Flow – Do not protect the operator and are not interchangeable with BSCs 3.2.3.A.2
Laws – 3.3.1
    Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (USDA/APHIS) 7CFR331 (plants) and 9CFR121
    (animals) 3.3.1.B.2
    The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 42CFR72.6 3.3.1.B.5, 5.2.1.B.1.a
    Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (OSHA) 29CFR1910.1030 3.3.1.C.1
    Connecticut General Statute Concerning BSL-3 Labs 1996PA-00149.PA;2 3.3.1.D.2
    Connecticut Public Health Code 19a-36-A26 3.3.1.D.1
    Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents 42cfr72.1-6 (CDC) and 5.2.1.B.1.a
    9CFR122.1, -.2 (APHIS) 5.2.1.B.1.a
    Laboratory Safety Standard for Use of Hazardous Chemicals (OSHA) 29cfr1910.1450 4.2.1
    Military and DOD grant supported Research Laboratory Laws 32CFR626, -627 3.3.1.E.1, 3.3.1.E.2
    Partial List of Laws Affecting Biological Research 3.3.1.A.1
    Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (DHHS/CDC)
    42CFR73 3.3.1.B.1
    USA Patriot Act (Excerpt concerning biological research) 18USCPart1, Chapter 10, Section 175
    3.3.1.B.4

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M

Macaques, Working with
    Herpes B Virus – 3.2.4.I CDC Resources for Herpes B in handlers of macaques,
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/bvirus.htm
    3.2.4.J – CDC Recommendations for Prevention and Therapy of Herpes B virus
Material Safety Data Sheets for Chemicals –
    Required by OSHA’s 29CFR 1910.1200 Haz Comm Standard.
Material Safety Data Sheets for Organisms
Monkeys, Working with
    See non-human primates below
Movies
    BSCs – Demonstrations of how Biological Safety Cabinets work and proper practices 3.2.3.A.1
    Chemical Handling Aerosol Hazards 3.2.3.L, 4.6
MSDS – See Material Safety Data Sheets

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N

NCIE – National Center for Import and Export under Veterinary Services under APHIS under USDA 5.2.3.A.2
Needlebox – AKA Sharps Container, disposal of needles, syringes and sharps – Labeling 3.2.3.N
Needlestick –See Biological Exposure OSHA directive about needlesticks 3.3.1.C.2
NIH – National Institutes of Health
NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
    NIH rDNA Guidelines, NIH Guidelines, nihG 3.3.2.D.1 or
    http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/rac/guidelines/guidelines.html
    1 page summary of the guidelines – Best for reference by experienced with nihG 3.3.2.D.3
    8 page orientation to and summary of the nihG – A good place to start and get oriented 3.3.2.D.4
    Guidelines Explained, The – eight pages of worthwhile orientation 3.3.2.D.4
    Lab Safety Monograph (referred to in NIH rDNA Guidelines) 3.3.2.D.2
    Short summaries of the nihG, see "1page ..." and "8 page..." above; 3.3.2.D.3 and 3.3.2.D.4 resp.
nihG, NIH Guidelines, NIH rDNA Guidelines – See NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant
DNA Molecules above
NIOSH – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – Research arm of OSHA
Non-Human Primates, Working with
    Herpes B Virus - 3.2.4.I CDC Resources for Herpes B in handlers of macaques
    3.2.4.J – CDC Recommendations for Prevention and Therapy of Herpes B virus

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O

OBA – See Office of Biotechnology Activities below
Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) – See NIH rDNA guidelines
Office of Research Safety (UConn Health Center) – x2250, x2723
    See contacts in Emergency x7777_plus document 1.1
    See website: http://ors.uchc.edu/ and check back periodically
ORS – See Office of Research Safety above
OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DOL)
    Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 29CFR 1910.1030 3.3.1.C.1
    UConn Health Center Exposure Control Plan 3.4.1
    Laboratory Standard for Use of Hazardous Chemicals 29CFR 1910.1450 4.2.1
    UConn Health Center Chemical Hygiene Plan 4.1.1

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P

Patriot Act – See USA Patriot Act 3.3.1.B.4
Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety
Cabinets (2ndEDcdcBSCguidance) 3.2.3.A.4
Permits to Receive Infectious Organisms or Toxins – Get permits before something is shipped to you; contact the BSO
    CDC – Import permits for organisms infectious to humans (only) 5.2.1.A
    USDA – Import /Interstate transport permits for organisms infectious to animals (and sometimes
    humans too) 5.2.3.A
    Sometimes both CDC and USDA permits are needed
    TSCA (EPA) considerations – Please contact the Biosafety Officer.
    Select Agents – Please contact the Biosafety Officer.
Personal Protective Equipment – A level of protection after Engineering and Administrative
Controls; consists of items like gloves, eye/face protection, lab coat, bonnet, booties, respirators
(inhalation), that protect mainly the dermal and inhalation routes of exposure. These are often used
with (see) Engineering Controls.
    See 3.2.4_Animal User’s Safety Training - information about respirators, etc.
Powders, Hazards of Weighing – 3.2.3.L, 4.6
    Chemicals with Unknown Toxicology and special chemicals – See sections 5.2.1, 5.2.1.A and A.4,
    5.2.1.B, and B.1-6 in the Chemical Hygiene Plan 4.1.1
    Movie about weighing powders (three formats) 4.6.1, 2, 3
PPE – See Personal Protective Equipment above
Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals – 4.5.1

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R

rDNA – See Recombinant DNA above
RAC – See Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (NIH) or NIH rDNA Guidelines above
Read Me First(s) – Written with the intention of guiding users of this site.
    2.1 – Covers the purpose of this disk as a resource; about training; about the distribution of
    responsibilities in the lab; about regulations (rules)
    3.1 – Is not yet written
    3.2.1.A – Covers the current procedure for providing Biosafety training to laboratory staff.
    3.5.1 – Covers who needs CTDPH registration and the procedure for getting registered.
    5.1.1 – Covers sending and receiving biological materials.
    5.2.1.A.1 – Covers the kind of pathogens (infectious to humans) that need a CDC permit.
    5.2.2.A – Covers the URL where to find the DOT regulations and wishes you luck.
    5.2.3.A.1 – Covers the kind of pathogens (infectious to animals) that need a USDA permit.
Recombinant DNA
    Definition – See the NIH rDNA Guidelines, 3.3.2.D.1 and/or The Guidelines Explained (shorter) or
    3.3.2.D.4, Section 1B

    Documentation required for ACC Protocols 3.2.4.K
Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (NIH) – see NIH rDNA Guidelines 3.3.2.D.1
Research Safety – See Office of Research Safety
Respirators – PPE to protect the inhalation route of exposure. Requires medical questionnaires and possible exam by EHS, and then fit testing to a particular respirator brand, model and size by ORS.
Highly recommended for persons involved with animal research.
RG1 thru RG4 – Risk group categorization in Appendix B of the NIH rDNA Guidelines according to defined criteria; see risk groups. RG1 is lowest risk.
Risk Assessment – Analysis of what procedures are being done with a hazardous entity to arrive at what measures must be taken to protect someone who is doing the procedures, the environment and the community.
Risk Groups – Categorization of infectious entities by certain criteria into 4 hazard levels. Based on what procedure is being done, a risk assessment determines at which biosafety level an organism may be worked with. See RG1 thru RG4. Also see NIHrDNA Guidelines Appendix B. 3.3.2.D.1

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S

Safety Plans, UConn Health Center (OSHA Mandated)
    Antineoplastic Drugs 4.1.3
    Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan 3.4.1
    Chemical Hygiene Plan 4.1.1
    Laboratory Use of Chemical Carcinogens 4.1.2
Security – Laboratory Security and Emergency Response Guidance for
Laboratories Working with Select Agents 3.3.2.H
Select Agents – One of many names for organisms or toxins legally defined as likely to be used for
bioterrorism or biowarfare. Other names include: "HHS NON-OVERLAP SELECT AGENTS AND
TOXINS", "HIGH CONSEQUENCE LIVESTOCK PATHOGENS AND TOXINS / SELECT AGENTS
(OVERLAP AGENTS)", "USDA HIGH CONSEQUENCE LIVESTOCK PATHOGENS AND TOXINS
(NON-OVERLAP AGENTS AND TOXINS)" and "LISTED PLANT PATHOGENS", "SAs", "Listed
Agents", "BT Agents", "BW Agents", "WMDs".
    SAs first listed in 42 CFR 72.6, Appendix A; 3.3.1.B.3 is the current list
    Please contact the Biosafety Officer at x2723 well before bringing any currently listed (see CDC site
    above; organism or toxin to the UConn Health Center)
Sharps Container – Hard sided container for disposing of sharp items like scalpel blades or hyperdermic needles and syringes. Do not overfill or spill when disposing; see section 17 of 1.1_Emergency – x7777.
Slideshow – Biosafety Training (PI’s, use this to train your staff, then document.) See Read Me First 3.2.1
Special Chemicals – Select Carcinogens, Suspect Carcinogens, Reproductive toxicity Chemicals
(Teratogens), High Acute Toxicity Chemicals, Biological Toxins, Chemicals of Unknown Toxicology
    See sections 5.2.1, 5.2.1.A and A.4, 5.2.1.B, and B.1-6 in the UConn Health Center Chemical Hygiene Plan 4.1.1
    See Chemical Powders Hazard Movie 3.2.3.L, 4.6
Spills – All laboratory personnel must be familiar with and trained on spill procedures.
    For some labs (CTDPH registered), posting spill procedures is required.
    Spill procedures for chemicals may be found in the Chemical Hygiene Plan at 4.1.1
    Spill procedures for biological materials 3.2.3.F
Summaries
    Biosafety Levels and Practices for Labs Summarized (from the BMBL) 3.3.2.B
    Biosafety Levels and Practices for Animal Labs Summarized (from the BMBL) 3.3.2.C
    NIH rDNA Guidelines – One page, but indecisive 3.3.2.D.3
    NIH rDNA Guidelines – The Guidelines Explained (8 pages, a good place to start) 3.3.2.D.4
Symbols, Hazard (Electronic) – For use with electronic documents or for printing out 7.0
    Word (.doc) format 7.1
    Acrobat (.pdf) format 7.2

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T

Tissue Culture, Fungal Contamination in – Suggestions 3.2.3.J
Tissue Culture Hood – See Biological Safety Cabinet
Tissue Culture, Human Cell Strains/Lines in - see Cell Culture, Human Cells...

Toxicologically Unknown Chemicals – See Chemicals of Unknown Toxicology above
Training – 3.2
    Biological Safety Cabinet training – See BSC movies, Top BSC issues, Nuaire BSC, and
    2ndEDcdcBSCguidance 3.2.3.A
    Biosafety – See 3.2.1.A Read Me First 3.2.1.A
    Biosafety Topics – See last page of State Lab Checklist 3.5.3
    Bloodborne Pathogen Training PowerPoint Presentation (initial and annual; call x2723)
    Laboratory Safety Training (for all who work in labs; call x2723)
    Radiation Safety Training (all radioactive materials users; call x2250)

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U

UConn Health Center Office of Research Safety – Radiation Safety, x2250, Environmental Health and Safety (Biosafety, Chemical Safety, Waste; x2723)
    See contacts in Emergency x7777 plus 1.1
UConn Health Center Safety Plans (OSHA Mandated)
    Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan 3.4.1
    Chemical Hygiene Plan 4.1.1
    Laboratory Use of Chemical Carcinogens 4.1.2
Unknown Toxicology, Chemicals of – See Chemicals of Unknown Toxicology
USA Patriot Act – Excerpt concerning biological research
    18USCPart1, Chapter 10, Section 175 3.3.1.B.4
USDA – United States Department of Agriculture – We work with APHIS

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W

Weighing Powders, Hazards of – 3.2.3.L, 4.6
    Chemicals with Unknown Toxicology and special chemicals – See sections 5.2.1, 5.2.1.A and A.4,
    5.2.1.B, and B.1-6 in the Chemical Hygiene Plan 4.1.1

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