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Keep your hands away from
your face.
Cover all superficial cuts and
wounds before starting any
work.
Dispose of contaminated
materials according to your
laboratory’s biohazard
control procedures.
Keep your work area
disinfected.
Disinfect tools and other
items that have been near
any part of the system
sample path or waste area
with 10% v/v bleach.
Do not eat, drink, smoke, or
apply cosmetics or contact
lenses while in the
laboratory.
Do not mouth pipet any
liquid, including water.
Do not place tools or any
other items in your mouth.
Do not use the biohazard
sink for personal cleaning
such as rinsing coffee cups
or washing hands.
Do not recap, purposely bend, cut,
break, remove from disposable
syringes, or otherwise manipulate
needles by hand. Needlestick
injuries may result.
References
1. Centers for Disease Control.
Update: Universal precautions for
prevention of transmission of
human immunodeficiency virus,
hepatitis B virus and other
bloodborne pathogens in
healthcare settings
. 1988. MMWR,
37:377-382, 387, 388.
2. Clinical and Laboratory
Standards Institute (formerly
NCCLS).
Protection of Laboratory
Workers from Occupationally
Acquired Infections; Approved
Guideline - Third Edition
. Wayne,
PA: Clinical and Laboratory
Standards Institute; 2005. CLSI
Document M29-A3. [ISBN 1-56238-
567-4].
3. Federal Occupational Safety
and Health Administration.
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
29 CFR 1910. 1030.
Appendix H: Safety Information