Book chapter
Components of a Biosafety Program for a Clinical Laboratory
Biological Safety, pp.687-694
ASM Press
02/15/2017
DOI: 10.1128/9781555819637.ch37
Abstract
The risk of exposure to infectious agents exists in every clinical laboratory; however, the goal of every clinical laboratory should be to minimize that risk and conduct its activities as safely as possible. To achieve this, a strong culture of biosafety must be in place. The biosafety culture depends on the opinions, beliefs, views, and feelings of all the laboratory staff. When there is a strong culture of biosafety, then every employee accepts responsibility and is accountable to maintain biosafety practices that protect both the employee and coworkers. The major question is how to achieve a strong culture of biosafety. Management has the responsibility to build and sustain that culture. This chapter will explain the required components.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Components of a Biosafety Program for a Clinical Laboratory
- Creators
- Michael A Pentella
- Contributors
- Dawn P Wooley (Editor)Karen B Byers (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Biological Safety, pp.687-694
- DOI
- 10.1128/9781555819637.ch37
- Publisher
- ASM Press; Washington, DC, USA
- Number of pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/15/2017
- Academic Unit
- Central Control Hygienic Laboratory; Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984214818202771
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