Biological Safety Manual
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Environment, Health and Safety Office
Environment, Health and Safety Office
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Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Biological Risk Assessment
- Chapter 3: Principles of Biosafety
- Chapter 4: Laboratory Biosafety Level Criteria
- Section I: Designating Biological Safety Level 2 at UNC
- Appendix A: Biological Safety Level 2 Checklist
- Chapter 5: Vertebrate Animal Biosafety Level Criteria for Vivarium Research Facilities
- Chapter 6: Principles of Laboratory Biosecurity
- Chapter 7: Occupation Health and Immunoprophylaxis
- Chapter 8: Agent Summary Statements
- Section I: Bacterial Agents
- Section II: Fungal Agents
- Section III: Parasitic Agents
- Section IV: Rickettsial Agents
- Section V: Viral Agents
- Section VI: Arboviruses and Related Zoonotic Viruses
- Section VII: Toxin Agents
- Section VIII: Prion Diseases
- Chapter 9: Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets
- Chapter 10: Decontamination and Disinfection
- Section I: Biological Waste Disposal Policy
- Chapter 11: Transportation of Infectious Substances
- Chapter 12: Agricultural Pathogen Biosafety
- Chapter 13: Arthropod Containment Guidelines (ACG)
- Chapter 14: Select Agents and Toxins
- Chapter 15: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Chapter 16: Working with Human, NHP and Other Mammalian Cells and Tissues
- Section I: Exposure Control Plan
- Chapter 17: Guidelines for Work with Toxins of Biological Origin
- Chapter 18: NIH Oversight of Research Involving Recombinant Biosafety Issues
- Chapter 19: Resources for Information
- Index: Acronyms