Laboratory Safety: Principles and Practices

Laboratory Safety is written by recognized authorities with decades of experience in the biological safety field and provides an essential resource for laboratory directors, biosafety officers, designers and engineers, researchers and technicians, and anyone associated with assuring personnel safety in biomedical or biotechnical laboratories. It also serves as an excellent text for courses in biosafety.

The epidemiology of laboratory-associated infections, including some previously unreported cases, is thoroughly covered. Detailed chapters cover hazard assessments of the wide range of pathogens and toxic chemicals encountered in biomedical laboratories. All facets of hazard control, from personal protective equipment to institution-wide provisions and policies, are discussed, along with the establishment and management of effective safety training programs.