Safety and Infection Control

LP Safety Policies

• LP General Safety Practices
  • LP Safety Committee
  • NIH Occupational Medical Services (OMS)
  • Work-Related Medical Emergencies
  • DOHS Procedures for Spills in Laboratories
  • NIH Mercury Abatement Program
  • Electrical and Equipment Safety
• Emergency Eyewash
• Fire Safety and Annual Evacuation Drills

NIH Safety Resources 

• Formaldehyde and Xylene Monitoring and Fact Sheets
  • NIH Formaldehyde Surveillance Program
  • Xylene Surveillance Program
• NIH Hearing Conservation (Noise Protection) Program
• NIH Ergonomics Program
• NIH Waste Disposal Guide

Chemical Safety

• LP Chemical Hygiene Plan
  • Safety Data Sheets (SD) Inquiry Online
  • SDS Online Search
  • Avantik SDS Online
  • Under Sink Storage Policy
• NIH Chemical Hygiene Plan
• NIH Hazard Communication Program

• NIH Chemical Safety Guide

• NIH Chemical Waste Tag and Drain Guide
• NIH Xylene Program

Infection Control

• Laboratory of Pathology Infection Control Guidelines
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Special Respiratory Precautions
  • NIH Hand Hygiene Resources
  • NIH Clinical Center Infection Control Resources
  • NIH Infection Control Guidelines (“flipchart”) 
• NIH OSHA Blood-Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
• NIH Clinical Center Tuberculosis Control Plan

Radiation Safety

• Radioactive Cases in Histology or Autopsy
• Radiation Safety Policy Regarding Patient Specimens; Radiation Health Physicist, Radiation Safety Branch, Division of Safety, OD/ORS
• NIH Radiation Safety Protocols
• NIH Policy Manual -Working with Radioactive Materials or Radiation Producing Machinery

Additional Resources

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA Laboratory Safety Guidance
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 6th ed.
• National Institutes of Health, NIH MedlinePlus Infection Control