Links

NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities (Home page)
http://oba.od.nih.gov/oba/index.html

NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
http://oba.od.nih.gov/rdna/nih_guidelines_oba.html

FAQ Concerning IBCs
http://oba.od.nih.gov/rdna_ibc/ibc_faq.html


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov

Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL)
http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/


U.S. Department of Labor OSHA Home Page
http://www.osha.gov/index.html

Bloodborne Pathogens Standards
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10051&p_text_version=FALSE

Bloodborne Pathogens Directive
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=DIRECTIVES&p_id=2570

Personal Protective Equipment Standards
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/standards.html


American Biological Safety Association
http://www.absa.org/

Risk Group Classification for Infectious Agents (ABSA))
http://www.absa.org/resriskgroup.html

ABSA Resources & Tools
http://www.absa.org/resmenu.html


American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Educational Resources
http://www.asgct.org/educational_resources/

DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/portal/site/PHMSA

Training and the Hazmat Law
http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/training/requirements

Transporting Infectious Substances
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title49/49cfrv2_02.tpl


Yale Environmental Health and Safety
http://www.yale.edu/oehs

Shipping/Transport of Biohazards
http://www.yale.edu/oehs/bioreqVII.htm


University of California Los Angeles
http://biosafety.ucla.edu/

Department of Transportation Regulations for Medical Waste
http://biosafety.ucla.edu/docs/New%20Department%20of%20Transportation%20Regulations%20for%20Medical%20Waste.pdf


FedEx Hazmat Shipping Guide
http://images.fedex.com/us/services/pdf/HazmatShippingGuide.pdf

UPS Hazardous Material Packaging Information
http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/hazardous/responsible/index.html?WT.svl=SubNav

American Society for Microbiology
http://www.asm.org/