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October is National Biosafety Stewardship Month

October 13, 2015

Earlier this month, NIH announced that October is National Biosafety Stewardship Month (NBSM) for 2015. The purpose of NBSM is to encourage institutions to focus on their biosafety programs and reinforce biosafety policies, procedures, and work practices.

October 6, 2015

Medical and biological waste is regulated in MA by 105 CMR 480, Minimum Requirements for the Management of Medical or Biological Waste (State Sanitary Code Chapter VIII). This MA Department of Public Health regulation defines medical or biological waste, and further defines sharps.

September 29, 2015

A full-face shield and cryo gloves should be available for use in areas where liquid nitrogen is dispensed. It is all too common to see individuals opt to ignore the available PPE when dispensing liquid nitrogen.

September 22, 2015

OSHA’s hazardous waste operations and emergency response regulation, 29 CFR 1910.120, stipulates requirements for emergency response operations involving releases of hazardous substances. Employees participating in emergency response are required to be trained based on the duties and function they would serve in an emergency response situation.

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September 15, 2015

Every facility should have written emergency response procedures for the hazards present on site. These response procedures will vary not only based on the facility itself, but also based on the hazardous materials present, processes in place, and procedures being conducted.

September 8, 2015

Hazardous waste manifests are used to track hazardous waste shipped off site for treatment, storage, and disposal. When waste is removed by a licensed hazardous waste hauler, a uniform manifest is completed to identify and characterize the waste.

September 1, 2015

In Massachusetts, medical and biological waste is regulated by 105 CMR 480, Minimum Requirements for the Management of Medical or Biological Waste (State Sanitary Code Chapter VIII).

August 25, 2015

Laboratory Acquired Infections, LAIs, are difficult to track but are a true concern for many biological laboratories. Conducting thorough risk assessments to address potential hazards is a critical step in reducing the potential for LAIs.

August 18, 2015

On August 5, 2015, OSHA announced a proposed rule that would lower the permissible exposure limit for beryllium and lower workplace exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds. The current PEL for beryllium is 2.0 micrograms per cubic meter of air, and was established by the Atomic Energy Commission in 1948 and adopted by OSHA in 1971.

August 11, 2015

Geiger- Müller survey meters (GM meters) are portable instruments used to detect and measure radiation. Facilities conducting work with radioactive materials detectable by GM meters need to have the meters calibrated at intervals not to exceed 12 months in accordance with 105 CMR 120.225.

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October is National Biosafety Stewardship Month

Syringes are Sharps?

Do Not Ignore the Face Shield Sitting There

Do You Know What FROL Is?

Do You Know If Local EMTs Carry Cyanokits?

Submit Hazardous Waste Manifests

Maintain Sanitary Code Logs

Take All Possible Precautions to Avoid LAIs

Beryllium Proposed Rule

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