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Biological Health & Safety Links

Biological Agent Classification

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories Guidelines
• Risk Group Classification



Biological Importation/Exportation

• Transportation Permits for Plants/Agents Infectious to Plants
• Importation Permits for Agents Infectious to Humans
• Importation Permits for Animal/Agents Infectious to Animals
• University of Connecticut Export Control Compliance Program
• University of Connecticut Material Transfer Agreement
  

  Biological Safety Reference

• American Biological Safety Association
• Centers for Disease Control
• CT DEP
• CT Dept. of Public Health
• Food and Drug Administration
• Hardin Meta-Library
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Lab Safety
• U.S. National Library of Medicine
• National Center for Environmental Health
• National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Office of Health and Safety Information System (OHASIS)
• USDA Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

  Biological Waste

• CTDEP Biomedical Waste
  

  Food Safety/Foodborne Illness

• Food Safety Education
• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Infectious Agents

• Agent Summary Statements (MSDSs for Infectious Agents)
• Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - OSHA

Recombinant DNA

• ORC-Office of Research Compliance-IBC & MUA
• OBA-Office of Biotechnology Activities-The Recombinant DNA Guidelines

Research Involving Animals

• Essentials for Animal Research- A Primer for Research Personnel
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• UConn Office of Animal Research Services
• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals

  Select Agent Possession and Transfer

• USA PATRIOT Act
• Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
• Laboratory Registration/Select Agent Transfer Information

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Chemical Health & Safety Links

• Best Glove Manufacturing
• Compressed Gas Association
• CT DEP
• EPA
• EPA University Web Page
• Fisher Scientific Source for MSDS
• Lab Safety Organization
• Mapa Professional
• Microflex
• MSDS-Vermont SIRI
• National Toxicology Program
• MSDS Retrieval
• OSHA
• OSHA Laboratory Standard
• Sigma-Aldrich Source for MSDS

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Occupational Health & Safety Links

Agricultural Safety

• The Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides (via EPA)
• The National Ag Safety Database (NASD)
• UC Davis Ag Safety & Health

Chemical Hazard/MSDS Sources

• MSDS Collection–Vermont SIRI
• Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets

Ergonomics

• Ergoweb: The Place for Ergonomics
• The Ergonomic Technology Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center

Fact Sheets-Various Topics

• OSHA Fact Sheets by Subject

Government Agencies

• OSHA DC Home Page
• EPA Home Page
• NIOSH Homepage

Indoor Air Quality

• EPA's Indoor Air Quality Home Page
• IAQ Fact sheet Menu

Theater/Art/Photography Safety

• Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety (via Vanderbilt University)

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Radiation Safety Links

Radionuclide Use

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)
• PerkinElmer Life Sciences
• MP Biomedicals
• GE Biosciences C14 and H3 only
• Moravek Biochemicals
• DSL

Analytical X-RAY

Laser Safety

• Laser Institute of America
• American National Standard Institute

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