Safety in the Clinical Laboratory

Safety Websites for Clinical Labs

The Laboratory Director shall: "Ensure that the physical plant and environmental conditions of the laboratory are appropriate for the testing performed and provide a safe environment in which employees are protected from physical, chemical, and biological hazards." (42 CFR §493.1445)

• OSHA safety guidelines for occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens
  https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/index.html
• Oregon OSHA
  http://www.orosha.org
  
• MMWR November 11, 2005 Volume 54, No. rr-13, pages 9 & 10 "Safety Requirements"
  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5413.pdf
• Infectious waste disposal
  https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10051
• Latex allergy information
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/latex
  
• Oregon Laboratory Response Network (LRN)
  http://healthoregon.org/lrn
• Resources for shipping infectious substances
  • Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR 171-179)
    http://phmsa.dot.gov
  • Transporting Infectious Substances Safely: DOT Brochure October 2006
    http://phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/DownloadableFiles/Files/Transporting_Infectious_Substances_brochure.pdf
• Oregon Poison Center Information
  Oregon Poison Center