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THE HAZARDS OF A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT

MIRIAM K. LONON, PH.D.

OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL

HEALTH AND SAFETY

COMPLIANCE

HUMAN SUBJECTS (ESPECIALLY CHILDREN)

ANIMALS

OTHER STUFF

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

EO

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

INVOLVE PARENTS

COOPERATIVESCOMMUNITY HAZMAT PICKUP

SOME WASTE CAN BE SEWERED IF DILUTED / TREATED

PHYSICAL SCIENCESENGINEERING

PPE

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