Biosafety
In developing the Biosafety Plan, the material contained in this book was considered.
What is the "BMBL, 5th edition"? or What are the "NIH Guidelines"?
These disinfectants are not safe to autoclave.
What are all currently approved disinfectants?
You must report this to your supervisor or PI, to the Biosafety office and to BOHP so you can be referred for an occupational health consultation.
What is a known or suspected exposure to a BSL3 or BSAT agent?
Access to registered areas is recorded and logged electronically by this standalone and programmable device.
What is an OmniLock/Trilogy Lock or BEL?
In this situation, an individual may leave the laboratory without securing the agents or their work.
What is an immediate life threatening emergency?
This device provides visual evidence of directional airflow into a lab and should be checked before entry.
What is a differential pressure monitor (DPM)?
This diluted disinfectant has a shelf life of six months.
What is 70% EtOH?
This program limits opportunities for exposure, promptly detects and treats exposures and strives to enhance safe laboratory practices.
What is the Biosafety Occupational Health Program? https://bohp.tamu.edu/
Lauren Horton - lhorton@tamu.edu
Jeni Mathews - jeni.mathews@tamu.edu
Jessica Bourquin – jrbourquin@tamu.edu
Personnel requiring unescorted access to restricted areas where Select Agents and toxins are possessed, used or transferred must have this completed and approved.
What is a Security Risk Assessment(SRA)?
This person requires training and prior approval from the RO and must be escorted by DSAT authorized personnel at all times.
What is a visitor?
PAPR support equipment like Hoods, are disposable and should be changed out approximately every_______ .
What is two weeks?
This disinfectant must be prepared fresh, daily.
What is diluted 10% bleach and/or 5% MicroChem Plus?
This form must be completed every year prior to fit testing and/or wearing a PAPR.
What is the Respiratory Protection Medical Clearance Questionnaire?
This is used by the PI (or designee) to track the movement of select agents, such as the removal and return of vials to storage.
What is the Agent Access log?
"Undulant Fever" is another name for the disease caused by this organism.
What is B. melitensis?
These should be changed frequently, prior to removing hands from the BSC and after completing all work with infectious materials.
What are outer gloves?
The Bioquell machine uses this vaporized chemical to decontaminate a specific enclosed area.
What is Hydrogen Peroxide?
Ideally, these are drawn 30, 60, or 90 days (depending on the agents in use) after your final entry into an active BSAT lab.
What is an exit titer (or exit surveillance)?
Video surveillance, locked doors and locked storage units are all examples of these.
What are protective security measures?
Q fever is the name of the disease caused by this organism.
What is Coxiella burnetii?
This must be posted at the entrance to areas where infectious materials and/or animals are housed.
What is biohazard signage?
This is not required when the labs have been decontaminated and the biohazard signs have been removed.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
This disease remains one of the most common laboratory-acquired infections.
What is Brucellosis?
This type of person must be immediately reported to the responsible official, UPD, or other management as appropriate.
What is an unauthorized and/or suspicious person in or around the Select agent area?
Prior to being used to decontaminate biohazardous waste, an autoclave must first go through this process of testing.
What is load (or cycle) validation?