Biosafety rules and regulations

General Laboratory Practice at Biosafety Level 1 (BSL1)
Do not wear open shoes or shorts in the lab.
Lab coats are mandatory in BSL1 laboratories.
Wear gloves and safety goggles when handling hazardous material.
It is strongly recommended not to wear contact lenses, also not in combination with safety goggles.

Biosafety Guidelines for Laboratories Laboratory coats are obligatory and should be removed when exiting the lab. Working surfaces must be decontaminated using soap and alcohol after each working day. Waste products must be decontaminated by incineration or by autoclaving. Frequent hand wash is obligatory.

How should a national biosafety and biosecurity framework (NBBF) be implemented?

A comprehensive evaluation of existing regulatory arrangements, including:

the identification of any gaps

forms part of the recommended step-wise approach to implementing a national biosafety and biosecurity framework (NBBF) and is described in more detail later in this document (see Section 3:

STEP 2).

What are Biosafety Guidelines?

Marlon L.
Bayot; Faten Limaiem.
Last Update:

January 30

2023.
Biosafety guidelines are a set of policies, rules, and procedures necessary to observe by personnel working in various facilities handling microbiological agents such as:bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, prions, and other related agents and microbiological products.

Which institutions require strict adherence to biosafety guidelines?

Institutions requiring strict adherence to these biosafety guidelines include:

clinical and microbiological laboratories

biomedical research facilities

teaching and training laboratories

and other healthcare institutions (e.g., clinics, health centers, hospital facilities).