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Working in Biosafety Level 3 and 4 Laboratories
A Practical Introduction
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eBook - ePub
Working in Biosafety Level 3 and 4 Laboratories
A Practical Introduction
About this book
The first training manual for new staff working in BSL3/4 labs.
This guide is based on a course developed in 2007 by the EU COST action group 28b which serves as a standard for many courses BSL3/4 training courses worldwide. The four-day course consists of lectures and practical training with the lecturers covering all the different possibilities of organising a BSL-3/4 lab including the adaptation to the local requirements of biosafety, safety at work, and social regulations.
This book covers bio-containment, hazard criteria and categorisation of microbes, technical specifications of BSL-3 laboratories and ABSL-3 laboratories, personal protective gear, shipping BSL-3 and BSL-4 organisms according to UN and IATA regulations, efficacy of inactivation procedures, fumigation, learning from a history of lab accidents, handling samples that arrive for diagnostic testing and bridging the gap between the requirements of bio-containment and diagnostics. Course participants can not only use the book for their actual training event but it will remain a useful reference throughout their career in BSL3/4 labs.
This guide is based on a course developed in 2007 by the EU COST action group 28b which serves as a standard for many courses BSL3/4 training courses worldwide. The four-day course consists of lectures and practical training with the lecturers covering all the different possibilities of organising a BSL-3/4 lab including the adaptation to the local requirements of biosafety, safety at work, and social regulations.
This book covers bio-containment, hazard criteria and categorisation of microbes, technical specifications of BSL-3 laboratories and ABSL-3 laboratories, personal protective gear, shipping BSL-3 and BSL-4 organisms according to UN and IATA regulations, efficacy of inactivation procedures, fumigation, learning from a history of lab accidents, handling samples that arrive for diagnostic testing and bridging the gap between the requirements of bio-containment and diagnostics. Course participants can not only use the book for their actual training event but it will remain a useful reference throughout their career in BSL3/4 labs.
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Yes, you can access Working in Biosafety Level 3 and 4 Laboratories by Manfred Weidmann,Nigel Silmann,Patrick Butaye,Mandy Elschner in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Microbiology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Related Titles
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgement
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Laboratory Biosafety in Containment Laboratories
- Chapter 2: Hazard Criteria and Categorization of Microbes Classification Systems
- Chapter 3: Technical and Practical Aspects of BSL-3 Laboratories
- Chapter 4: Animal Biosafety Level 3 Facility – Enhancements When Dealing with Large Animals
- Chapter 5: Personal Protective Equipment
- Chapter 6: Shipping of Infectious Substances According IATA-DGR Regulations
- Chapter 7: Disinfection and Decontamination
- Chapter 8: Fumigation of Spaces
- Chapter 9: Learning from a History of Laboratory Accidents
- Chapter 10: Bridging the Gap between Requirements of Biocontainmentand Diagnostics
- Chapter 11: Risk Assessment Procedures
- Chapter 12: Biosecurity
- Appendix
- Index