F3: Biosafety: More Than the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center 

Room: 295 

CM Credit Hours: 1 

Many different types of workplaces handle biological materials (human-derived materials, recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids, microbes, biological toxins, live animals and animal materials including nonhuman primate-derived materials, etc. ) either incidentally or intentionally. The development of a comprehensive biosafety program is critical for these workplaces to account for work with biohazardous materials. It is important for OEHS professionals to know that these programs often extend far beyond the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Standard, which only applies to handling human-derived materials and microbes deemed bloodborne pathogens. In some environments, such as in research and pharmaceutical laboratories, work can involve substantially more hazardous biological materials (like biotoxins and pathogens) that the OSHA BBP Standard does not even apply to. So, what other regulations or industry best practices do you rely on to assess workplace biosafety and develop control measures?

This presentation will discuss different types of biohazardous materials that are a concern for workers, available biosafety regulations and best practices guidance documents, considerations for biological risk assessments, and control measures for biohazard exposure common to laboratory, research, and pharmaceutical environments.

Upon completion, the participant will be able to:
• Identify the breadth and depth of biological materials that may be used in laboratory, research, and pharmaceutical operations.
• Describe available regulations and best practice documents that relate to the handling and disposal of biohazardous materials.
• Detail commonly applied control measures to safely handle biohazardous materials in these environments. 

Intermediate

Biological Hazards

Risk Assessment

Safety

Biosafety

Labs – Health & Safety, Testing

Risk assessment and management

Safety

In-person

OnDemand

Virtual

Professional

Case Studies