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APPENDIX B. BIOHAZARD PROTECTION
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• Keep your hands away from your face.
• Cover superficial cuts and wounds.
• Dispose of contaminated materials according to your laboratory’s biohazard control procedures.
• Disinfect your work area with a 15% bleach solution.
• Do not eat, drink, smoke, or apply cosmetics or contact lenses while in the laboratory.
• Do not pipette any liquid, including water, with your mouth.
• Do not place any tools or any other items in your mouth.
• Do not use the biohazard sink for any personal cleaning, such as rinsing cups or washing
hands.
To prevent needlestick injuries, needles should not be recapped, purposely bent, cut, broken,
removed from disposable syringes, or otherwise manipulated by hand.
B.2 References
1. Centers for Disease Control. 1988. Update: Universal precautions for prevention of transmis-
sion of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus and other bloodborne pathogens in
healthcare settings. MMWR, 37:377–382, 387, 388.
2. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. Protection of laboratory workers from
instrument biohazards and infectious disease transmitted by blood, body fluids, and tissue;
approved guideline. NCCLS Document M29-A. Villanova (PA): NCCLS; 1997 Dec. 90p.
3. Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. 29
CFR 1910. 1030.