HEY, TEACHER! HEY, TEACHER! WATCH THIS!WATCH THIS!
THE HAZARDS OF A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT
MIRIAM K. LONON, PH.D.
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY
HUMAN SUBJECTS (ESPECIALLY CHILDREN)
SOME THINGS ARE JUST NOT A GOOD FIT
AGE
ABILITY
DIRECTION NEEDED
COMMITMENT
MONEY
EXPERTISE
EQUIPMENTFACILITIES
THE RIGHT STUFF
SHARPS
CULTURES
BIOMEDICAL CHEMICALS
GLASS
LAB WASTE
DON’T HORSE AROUND WITH SAFETY;
YOU COULD LOSE YOUR HEAD!
SAFETY FIRST
CONTAINMENT
DECONTAMINATION
BIOLOGICAL CONTAINMENT
FACILITIES
PRACTICESEQUIPMENT
DOORS(CONTROLLED ACCESS)
SINK
EASILY CLEANED(NO CARPET, RUG)
SPILL RESISTANT BENCHTOPS
WINDOWSCREENS
LAB COAT
SAFETY SHOWER EYE WASH
SAFETY GLASSES
LIMIT ACCESS
WASH HANDS
NO EATING(DRINKING, SMOKING, APPLYING COSMETICS)
APPROPRIATE ATTIRE
NO MOUTHPIPETTING
HANDLE SHARPSSAFELY
MINIMIZE AEROSOLS
DECONTAMINATION
RODENTCONTROL
BIOLOGICAL DECONTAMINATION
HEAT
CHEMICALS
IRRADIATION
ETHYLENE OXIDE
STEAM15 LBS20 MIN
BOILING
FLAME
AUTOCLAVE
20% BLEACH(MADE FRESH)
BIOCIDE(LYSOL,AMPHYL,VESPHENE)
95% ETOH
CONTACT TIME
ANIMAL WASTE
OLD CULTURE PLATES
USEDSHARPS
MEDICAL WASTE
DIRTYGLASS WHAT IS
BIO-WASTE?
SPECIAL CONCERNS
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
OTHER PATHOGENS
HIVHBV (et al)CMVEBVWEST NILE?
BLOOD AND OTHER BODY FLUIDS
UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
STREP
STAPH
MENINGITIS
STD
PNEUMONIA
INTESTINAL PATHOGENS
PARASITES
OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS
DECONTAMINATE PROMPTLY
OBSERVEBEST PRACTICES
MAINTAINCONTAINMENT
ALLOW STUDENTSTO USE SELF OR OTHERSAS SUBJECTS
TOLERATE RULEINFRACTIONS
BIOSAFETY IN MICROBIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL LABORATORIES
4TH EDITION
CDC/NIH US GOV’T PRINTING OFFICE
$12.00
PROPERSTORAGE
LABELS
SUITABLE ATTIRE
INVENTORY CONTROL
PLAN CAREFULLYLITERATURE SEARCH
THINKSMALL
READDIRECTIONS
PROVIDE SUPERVISION
COOPERATIVESCOMMUNITY HAZMAT PICKUP
SOME WASTE CAN BE SEWERED IF DILUTED / TREATED
PHYSICAL SCIENCESENGINEERING