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Document ID (ISN)56648
CIS number 91-1492
Year 1988
Convention or series no.
Title WHMIS right to know: Class D3: Poisonous and infectious material: Biohazardous infectious material. Module D-3, Participant's guide
Bibliographic information Occupational Health and Safety Education Authority of the Workers' Compensation Board of Ontario, 2 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3C3, Canada, Sep. 1988. 25p. Illus. 21 ref.
Abstract Basic information on how to work safely with biohazardous infectious materials is presented. Included is resource information which can be used during and after a training programme. Subjects covered: definition of biohazardous infectious materials, conditions of exposure, health effects, safe working methods and emergency response measures.
Descriptors (primary) Canada; training material; biological hazards; infectious diseases
Descriptors (secondary) conditions of exposure; laboratories; training course; Ontario; case study; safe working methods; viruses; fungi; training manuals; questionnaire survey; emergency organization; microorganisms
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceCanada
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Biological hazards
Browse category(ies) Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Biological hazards
OSH training