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Document ID (ISN)75671
CIS number 00-1464
ISBN(s) 3-89701-332-0
Year 1999
Convention or series no. Fb 838
Author(s) Simon R., Tichy H.V., Gerbl-Rieger S.
Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin
Title Model operating instructions for activities with biological materials
Original title Musterbetriebsanweisung für Tätigkeiten mit biologischen Arbeitsstoffen [in German]
Bibliographic information Wirtschaftsverlag NW, Postfach 10 11 10, 27511 Bremerhaven, Germany, 1999. xi, 119p. 33 ref. + CD-ROM.
Abstract Operating instructions for the handling of biological material, based on the German ordinance on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (a transposition of Council Directive 90/679/EEC, see CIS 91-29) are presented. A collection of text modules enables the generation of specific operating instructions by selecting the appropriate elements. As an example, the operating instructions for a laboratory of containment level 2 is given.
Descriptors (primary) occupational hygiene; safe working methods; biological hazards
Descriptors (secondary) disposal of harmful waste; laboratory work; work organization; legal aspects; Germany; safety rules; labelling; containment; emergency organization; personal protective equipment; genetically modified organisms
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceGermany
Subject(s)
Broad subject area(s) Biological hazards
Browse category(ies) Biological hazards