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Human Resource Executive OnlineCurrently there are no biological safety requirements that would fall under OSHA or NIOSH. That's why this case is unique ... ." Michael Elkins, a labor and ...

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Gainesville SunLab workers are gowned and gloved and work with the particular virus or infectious agent inside a biological safety cabinet to prevent splatter or spills. ...

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University of Wyoming NewsBiological Safety Lab, Level Three (BSL3) additions to the State Veterinary Laboratory -- Casework installation continues on the north half; gypsum board ...

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Global Security Newswire..."The American Biological Safety Association, the closest thing that scientific research has to a representative agency, has been trying to get its opinion ...

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Bio-IT WorldEach team is asked to assess the biological safety of their project and to incorporate project-relevant safety and ethical content into their presentations ...

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Austin American-StatesmanLoftin's wife, Karin , is an associate biological safety officer at A&M, part of a team that inspects laboratories. She joined the program after A&M paid a ...

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Foster's Daily DemocratHe worked for the Baker Company for ten years as a researcher for new product development and has authored more than 20 papers on biological safety issues. ...

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University of Wyoming NewsBiological Safety Lab, Level Three (BSL3) additions to the State Veterinary Laboratory -- At the exterior, cap stone, roofing and window installation will ...

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ThomasNet Industrial News RoomProducts sold in more than 100 countries include air showers, biological safety cabinets, downflow booths, ductless fume hoods, fan filter units, ...

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OfficialWire (press release)The company is engaged in providing pre-clinical and non-clinical biological safety evaluation research services to most of the world's leading ...

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ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)Ergonomics and "green" features are depicted and how they were incorporated into product designs-angled sashes in biological safety cabinets, ...

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Veterans Today NetworkIt is time to honor these volunteers for the danger they placed themselves in to enable the development of chemical, biological safety equipment to protect ...

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Spero News11 to 19 who receive training in “introduction to injections in general, training in Depo Provera in particular� and in biological safety procedures. ...

UW-Madison announces biological safety officer  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
University of Wisconsin-Madison University CommunicationsJim Turk has been named biological safety officer in the Environment, Health and Safety Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

UQ wins quarantine commendation  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
UQ NewsBiological Safety Advisor Jane Easson, who runs the biological area within the Occupational Health and Safety unit, along with assistants Dr Peter Leeton

Editorial: UGA has lost credibility on biosafety  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Online AthensUniversity of Georgia officials seem to want to characterize the institution's latest flaunting of a biological safety regulation as a minor infraction,

US Considers Adding SARS Virus to List of Biological Threats  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
Global Security NewswireThey would have to establish certain physical security and biological safety measures, accept more stringent documentation mandates and vet workers who have

Health Robotics Announces American Joint Venture With ivSOFT  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
PR Newswire (press release)...to Medication Administration monitoring, and whether the IV Admixtures are made by a Robotic Device or manually in a biological safety cabinet (BSC).

Southern provinces to carry out more A/H1N1 flu tests  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
Viet Nam NewsThe Health Ministry had approved VND51billion (US$2.8 million) for a biological safety room at the Pasteur Institute. Meanwhile the Director of the Tropical

Israel: Protesting conditions of layer cages 13 Jul 2009  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
WorldPoultry.netThe purpose of the planned reform is to increase the efficiency of production and marketing in the industry, improvement of the biological safety and health

Ausbau der biologischen Hochsicherheitslabore in Deutschland  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
TelepolisInternational ist auch die Bezeichnung "Biological Safety Level" (BSL-1 bis BSL-4) gebräuchlich. Werden Erreger der Risikogruppe 4 inaktiviert,

Gene in a bottle: DIY biotechnology  -  25 Mar 2009
The Canberra TimesChris French, a lecturer at Edinburgh University and local biological safety officer, says: "There's very little that can be done at a home address …

OSHA Renews Biosafety, Shipbuilding Alliances  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
Occupational Health SafetyOne is with the American Biological Safety Association, which has produced four new fact sheets on biological safety issues for the alliance,

New Esco White Papers Document Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination ...  -  ‎Mar 5, 2009‎
PR Web (press release)Esco Technologies, Inc. announces the publication of white papers documenting hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of the company's biological safety

The geneticist in the garage  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
guardian.co.ukChris French, a lecturer at Edinburgh University and local biological safety officer, says: "There's very little that can be done at a home address …

Medical laboratory opens in Hue City  -  ‎Mar 22, 2009‎
Viet Nam NewsThe lab, funded by the Italian Government, meets the Biological Safety Level 3 standard. The total cost of the facility was 840000 euros.

Pipe bursts postpone opening of Lawrenceville bioterror lab  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Pittsburgh Post GazetteAnother delay is possible if Larry Milchak, a former University of Pittsburgh biological safety officer now working in Wisconsin, can't schedule a visit in

Medical researcher wants Kenya to review Biosafety Act  -  ‎Mar 9, 2009‎
Africa Science News ServiceThis is the first time such a conference is being held in Kenya under auspicious of the African Biological Safety Association, AfBSA a recently formed

10-K: LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH INC  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
MarketWatch (press release)The Company provides pre-clinical and non-clinical biological safety evaluation research services to most of the world's leading pharmaceutical and

Safety, Health and Environmental Manager  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
news.careerstructure.comThe role of Safety, Health and Environmental Manager covers a diverse range of health and safety issues, including chemical and biological safety,

Italian-funded health centre makes its debut in Hue  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
VOVNews.vnThe lab, built at a cost of EUR840,000, meets Biological Safety Level 3, allowing tests on highly dangerous viruses such as those causing Severe Acute

Rapid Influenza Tests Should Be Ready This Year, Says HHS Pandemic ...  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
AAFP News NowCDC microbiologist Taronna Maines, Ph.D., conducts an experiment inside a biological safety cabinet within the CDC's biosafety level 3 lab.

Hospital opens new wing  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
BCLocalNewsThe clinic also boasts a high-tech pharmacy with biological safety features that will protect pharmacists from the often highly-toxic cancer treatment drugs

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/3  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
VietNamNet BridgeThe lab, built at a cost of EUR840,000, meets Biological Safety Level 3, allowing tests on highly dangerous viruses such as those causing Severe Acute

Letter: Acton at crossroad (March 12, 2009)  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Register Your ThoughtsBob has a bachelor’s degree in biology and travels throughout the United States and Canada lecturing and proctoring biological safety exams.

Report Underscores Importance of Expanding Nunn-Lugar  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
American Chronicle...and multilateral security initiatives including security and destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles in the Middle East; biological safety, security,

Safety, Health and Environmental Manager  -  Feb 17, 2009
news.careerstructure.com,...general health and safety and advise on specialist areas such as chemical and biological safety, radiological protection and environmental protection.

USAMRIID inventory  -  Feb 11, 2009
Frederick News Post (subscription),The Biological Safety Level 4 designated for these labs allows them to handle the most deadly and contagious disease organisms known — some for which there

Environmental Health & Radiation Safety  -  Jan 27, 2009
UPENN Almanac,Dates for live training programs such as Introduction to Laboratory and Biological Safety at Penn are posted in Knowledge Link. Radiation Safety training is

Tekmira Partner Alnylam Presents Data on Programs Using Tekmira's ...  -  Feb 12, 2009
MSNBC...against the Ebola virus, which can cause a severe, usually fatal infection, and poses a potential biological safety risk and bioterrorism threat.

PSU seeks new bioresearch facility  -  Jan 30, 2009
Centre Daily Times,The labs are designed so that exhaust air isn’t recirculated and work involving aerosols or splatter is in “a biological safety cabinet.

Nearly Half of China Suffers Water, Soil Losses  -  Jan 26, 2009
Laboratory Equipment,...investigation on water and soil losses and biological safety, which was the most extensive investigation of the kind in the history of new China.

Safety problems found in nearly 1 in 4 biotech drugs: study  -  Oct 21, 2008
CBC.ca,One in four biologically derived medicinal products such as insulin and antibodies approved in the US and Europe since 1995 have been the subject of a

What's Your IAQ?  -  Nov 13, 2008
Express Healthcare Management,..."Our Hospital has controlled IAQ through fume hoods, biological safety cabinets, laminar flow, and additional exhaust ventilation, dilution,

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Validation Services For ...  -  Nov 14, 2008
Pharmaceutical Online (press release),...but not limited to, ultra-low temperature freezers, refrigerators, incubators/environmental chambers, centrifuges, and biological safety cabinets.

AnaSpec, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Carestream Molecular Imaging, CyBio  -  Nov 14, 2008
Cell Based Assay News (subscription),...but not limited to, ultra-low-temperature freezers, refrigerators, incubators/environmental chambers, centrifuges, and biological safety cabinets.

Telstar At Expoquimia 2008  -  Oct 22, 2008
Pharmaceutical Online (press release),For the first time, the Telstar catalogue includes a biological safety cubicle especially designed for preparing cytostatics that allows two people to work

Two Cents  -  Nov 12, 2008
Auburn Citizen,This is the biological “safety net� which prevents the unwitting destruction of any genetic line which would interbreed. This is not my opinion,

Orientation sessions will review standard and emergency procedures  -  Nov 4, 2008
BU Today,The orientation is part of BPHC’s plan to provide additional preparation for public health officials to ensure adherence to the biological safety

Lighting conditions assessed  -  Oct 20, 2008
MU The Parthenon (subscription),Jim Terry, director of public safety; Dale Osburn, assistant director of the Physical Plant; and Nathan Douglas, chemical and biological safety officer,

Scientists create ‘good bugs' to fight ‘bad bugs'  -  Nov 4, 2008
The Miami Herald,..."If designed carefully, and with absolute attention for biological safety in its broadest sense, the development of GM (genetically modified) probiotics has

BUYINS.NET: (TMO) SqueezeTrigger Price is $40.167. There is ...  -  Oct 31, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The Company offers biological safety cabinets that help technicians to handle samples without the risk of cross contamination of samples.

Gov’t pursues bold plan on protecting VN’s biodiversity  -  27 Sep 2008
VietNamNet Bridge,Another decision, otherwise known as Decision 102, approved a master plan on strengthening management capacity of biological safety for genetically modified

Cyntellect, eBioscience, BioTek Instruments, North Star Leasing ...  -  27 Sep 2008
Cell Based Assay News (subscription),The platform features a Biological Safety Level 1 classification as specified by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Esco Cytoculture safety cabinet  -  Sep 15, 2008
Laboratory Talk,This is typically impossible with conventional biological safety cabinets. Cytoculture enables safe filter disposal using a dual exhaust filter system,

Esco safety cabinet range meets European  -  Aug 28, 2008
Laboratory Talk,...has ensured the Health Protection Agency's close involvement in the development of containment technologies, including biological safety cabinets.

Ivins: Anthrax Spores 'Got on My Pants'  -  Sep 24, 2008
Washington Post,He was preparing samples in a biological safety cabinet in a government lab at Fort Detrick, Md., according to a report (PDF) obtained by The Frederick

Matrical unveils automated assay  -  Sep 23, 2008
Laboratory Talk,Automap features a Biological Safety Level 1 (BSL1) classification as specified by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), minimising potential

Numbers thrown out to cast fear of new science  -  Sep 3, 2008
Kennebec Journal,In St. Louis, it was my privilege to represent the community-at-large as a member of the Biological Safety Committee of Monsanto Chemical Co.

Lawrenceville bioterror lab opening on hold indefinitely  -  Sep 3, 2008
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,When the ventilation system is fixed, Larry Milchak, a former University of Pittsburgh biological safety officer now working in Wisconsin, will inspect it

Implementing a Medical Surveillance Program for Animal Care Staff  -  Sep 2, 2008
Animal Lab News,Examples of engineering controls include ventilated cage rack systems, ventilated dumping stations, biological safety cabinets, and fume hoods.

Cellectar names new board member  -  Sep 19, 2008
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewMr Harwood also serves on the board of directors at BioReliance, a contract research organization specializing in biological safety testing and specialized

Where are the cleanrooms?  -  Sep 19, 2008
CleanRooms Magazine,This calculation does not include minienvironments or biological safety cabinets as rooms. But it does include rooms as small as 100 ft 2 .

Charles C. Harwood, Jr., Joins Cellectar, Inc.'s Board of Directors  -  Sep 18, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),Mr. Harwood also serves on the Board of Directors at BioReliance, Inc., a contract research organization specializing in biological safety testing and

Best of the week - September 12  -  Sep 13, 2008
Isle of Man Today,...with first aid demonstrations (MP080910-27) and volunteer Mike Dobson demonstrated the use of chemical and biological safety equipment (MP080910-29).

Additional Thoughts on Directional Airflow  -  Sep 2, 2008
Animal Lab News,10, Number 3, American Biological Safety Association, 2005 Jon Crane and Randy Kray are Architects with CUH2A, a division of HDR Architecture in Atlanta,

UI Research Office announces staff changes  -  Sep 9, 2008
Iowa City Press Citizen,...services to facilitate compliance in the areas of radiation safety, chemical safety, environmental safety, biological safety and occupational safety.

Pakistan biological safety association launched  -  Aug 5, 2008
Associated Press of Pakistan,ISLAMABAD, Aug 5 (APP): The Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA) has been launched under the auspices of the National Core Group in Life Sciences

Ex-colleague questions government’s case against anthrax suspect  -  Aug 7, 2008
Hagerstown Morning Herald,Institute had programs in the four areas that comprise biosurety: physical security, agent accountability, biological safety and personnel reliability.

Green G3 First GreenFumeHood Product  -  Jul 25, 2008
MarketWatchA product this innovative resists being put in a category; it's a hybrid, somewhere between a traditional chemical fume hood and a Biological Safety Cabinet

FBI Frame-up of Bruce E. Ivins Made Simple  -  Aug 12, 2008
OpEdNews,It also requires access to particular laboratory equipment such as a lyophilizer or other drying device, biological safety cabinet or other containment

Investigation of ESR meningitis infection case  -  Aug 3, 2008
Scoop.co.nz (press release),Handling frozen or liquid samples in this way creates a risk of infection and must only be done in a biological safety cabinet. Dr Emrys said this activity

San Antonio site pushed for biodefense lab  -  Aug 7, 2008
Houston Chronicle,..."Biological safety should be the primary factor," said Wright, of Harper. "There is no such probability of 100 percent biosecurity.

People slam HEC attestation procedure  -  Aug 5, 2008
The Post,Biological safety body formed: The Higher Education Commission's National Core Group in Life Sciences (NCGLC) in collaboration with OIC Committee on

Alnylam biodefense deal renewed  -  Aug 6, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Ebola virus can cause a severe, often fatal infection, and poses a potential biological safety risk and bioterrorism threat. To date, Alnylam has received

New York, not Athens, safest location for NBAF  -  Jul 19, 2008
Online Athens,The GAO further informs us that in a Bio-Safety Level 4 laboratory, work is done within a biological safety cabinet with no contact between the human

The Middle East to hold “Arab Environment 2008â€? Conference, by ...  -  Aug 8, 2008
MaximsNews Network,...air, marine life, lands and forests, in addition to waste management, food safety, climate change, biological safety education, awareness and laws.

Outmaneuvering Foodborne Pathogens  -  Jul 24, 2008
RedOrbit,Research assistant Danielle Goudeau inoculates a lettuce leaf with E. coli O157:H7 in a biological safety cabinet to study the biology of the human pathogen

Local company tapping into life science market  -  Jul 18, 2008
Kennebec Journal,BY NOEL K. GALLAGHER BY NOEL K. GALLAGHER A Sanford company that makes biological safety equipment has increased its export business, in part by tapping

Pharmaceutical Isolators offer built-in microbial protection.  -  Aug 1, 2008
ThomasNet Industrial News Room,Barrier isolators and biological safety cabinets utilize stainless steel interiors with coved corners. o Continuous monitoring for peace of mind.

EFSA publishes Salmonella and bio-hazard advice  -  Jul 18, 2008
WorldPoultry.net,The Biological Hazards Panel (BIOHAZ) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to deliver a scientific opinion on

Biotech Lab Makes Room for New Researchers  -  Jul 15, 2008
University of Texas at Dallas (press release),Tissue culture hoods—biological safety cabinets that use airflow to contain or keep out contaminants. An incubator—for growing and protecting tissue samples

UW Trustees Approve Supplemental Budget Request  -  Jul 17, 2008
University of Wyoming News,These improvements will ensure that federal BSL-3 (Biological Safety Lab-Level III) standards can be met as the Vet Lab performs work on livestock and

서ìƒ?í?¬ êµ?수, AI백신 국내개발 본격 착수  -  Aug 5, 2008
세계�보,...앞서 �수팀� 2006년 10월 고병�성 H5N1 AI �체백신� 개발하기 위한 연구시설� �체 위해 3등급 안전시설(BSL-3: Biological safety level 3)� 구축했다.

Class II biological safety cabinets are  -  Apr 14, 2008
Laboratory Talk,Reliant BSCs use Ulpa filters (per IEST-RP-CC-001.3) tested to a typical efficiency of >99.999% for 0.1 to 0.3micron, for superior safety and performance.

HSE to attend Biological Safety Training in Cambridge  -  Apr 7, 2008
Cambridge Network,A representative from the Health and Safety Executive (Biological Agents Unit) will be attending Maxwell Safety's forthcoming Biological Safety Officer's

Pakistan Biological Safety Association formed  -  Mar 28, 2008
Online - International News Network,KARACHI: A group of life-scientists on Friday announced launching of Pakistan Biological Safety Association in order to create awareness about bio-safety

BIOVET Launches ASIA's First and World's Second BSL-4 ...  -  Apr 23, 2008
India PRwire (Press Release),Managing Director, BioVet said “BIOVET state of the art manufacturing facility meets the highest level of biological safety containment BSL-4.

Abkhazia: Laboratory Testing for Influenza  -  Apr 13, 2008
Abkhazia,Molecular and rapid antigen testing can be performed on respiratory specimens under standard BSL 2 conditions in a Class II biological safety cabinet.

Alnylam Presents Pre-clinical Data from Hypercholesterolemia ...  -  Mar 31, 2008
FOXBusiness...directed against the Ebola virus, which can cause a severe, often fatal infection, and poses a potential biological safety risk and bioterrorism threat.

Administrators at K-State's BRI gain new  -  Apr 4, 2008
High Plains Journal,A certified biological safety professional, she came to K-State in 2006 after more than 10 years as the campus biosafety officer at Iowa State University in

Anthrax/Hatfill v. US: The DOJ Statement of the Facts  -  Apr 13, 2008
Blogger News NetworkFort Detrick scientist� – Hatfill – “who returned a few years ago and took discarded biological safety cabinets, used for work with dangerous pathogens.

Implanted wireless medical devices are potential security risk for ...  -  Apr 2, 2008
MTBeurope,While there has been much research that explores the biological safety of implantable medical devices, there is limited understanding about the related

New SLMC lab provides better convenience for patients, more room ...  -  Mar 28, 2008
Reno Gazette Journal,One of the nicest addition is a new biological safety cabinet or "hood" that arrived a few weeks ago and installed in the microbiology room.

Reiche, Safe Handling honored, again  -  Apr 8, 2008
SunJournal.com (subscription),...and Maine's Exporter of the Year for 2008, The Baker Co. of Sanford, which designs and manufactures biological safety cabinets, clean benches and fume

Baldacci to honor Maine companies  -  Apr 7, 2008
Central Maine Morning Sentinel,Exporter of the Year: The Baker Co. of Sanford, which designs and manufactures biological safety cabinets, clean benches and fume hoods.

JFAC doles out $400000 for legal dispute  -  Mar 28, 2008
Twin Falls Times-News,..."This is a very important biological safety lab and we just have to make sure it was built properly," said Oberrecht. "There were a lot of issues that arose

Japanese-funded bio-labs inaugurated in Hanoi  -  Mar 27, 2008
Thanh Nien Daily,The Hanoi-based National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) opened a set of biological-safety laboratories financed by the Japanese government

Laboratory Testing for Influenza  -  Feb 5, 2008
RMGH Health News,Molecular and rapid antigen testing can be performed on respiratory specimens under standard BSL 2 conditions in a Class II biological safety cabinet.

AIHA Introduces Respiratory Protection Management DVD  -  Feb 14, 2008
Safety Online (press release),Featured speakers include James Johnson, PhD, CIH, section leader of the chemical and biological safety section in the safety programs division at the

Notice to Readers: Potential Exposure to Attenuated Vaccine Strain ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Written LPS instructions instructed laboratories to handle and manipulate all samples under a Class II Biological Safety Cabinet (Class II BSC),

Cleanroom Equipment Manufacturer to Distribute in Canada  -  Feb 18, 2008
Controlled Environments Magazine,Esco’s main product lines include biological safety cabinets, laminar flow cabinets, clean benches, animal containment workstations, PCR cabinets,

Thermo Fisher Scientific India on expansion spree  -  Jan 24, 2008
Express Pharma,In addition to this, we are also launching new high-end equipment, advanced centrifuges, biological safety cabinets and several innovative cold storage

Questions arise over UW-Madison germs research  -  Jan 29, 2008
Wisconsin State Journal,The six-person Office of Biological Safety and the 18-member Institutional Biosafety Committee make sure researchers use the appropriate labs and equipment

Chronic Drinking Can Lead To Severe Pneumonia After Surgery ...  -  Feb 3, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...of Pathology at Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin; and Herbert Nattermann of the Robert Koch Institute at the Centre for Biological Safety 2, Berlin.

Analytica 2008 sets its sights on training  -  Feb 14, 2008
Laboratory Talk,Genetic engineering law: A training course for genetic-engineering project managers and biological safety managers - 1-3 April; Hans Peter Neidhardt;

UW President Asserts Universitys Commitment to Ag Producers  -  Feb 14, 2008
University of Wyoming News,Buchanan said UW will talk with legislators for funding to expand the biological safety level 3 laboratory capability at the Wyoming State Veterinary

Labconco Announces Product Presentations For Pittcon 2008  -  Feb 14, 2008
Pharmaceutical Online (press release),Products include fume hoods, biological safety cabinets, laboratory glassware washers, and glove boxes. Please see our agenda for times and subject matter.

AIDS awareness  -  Feb 6, 2008
Auburn Citizen,Shon Workman, a CDC biologist, works in a biological safety cabinet to conduct an HIV/AIDS blood test. Workman is a staff member of the National Center for

Abkhazia: Proposed Surveillance System  -  Nov 25, 2007
Abkhazia,Molecular and rapid antigen testing can be performed on respiratory specimens under standard BSL 2 conditions in a Class II biological safety cabinet.

While ebola study banned at UW, CDC continues research  -  Nov 2, 2007
The Capital Times,..."It's an uneven playing field," said Janet Klein, uw's biological safety officer. She said the university is considering appealing the NIH decision.

Robin Elliott cited for distinguished service to safety  -  Nov 15, 2007
University of Delaware,Society for Radiation Safety, the Delaware Chapter of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the Mid-Atlantic Biological Safety Association.

Jumping genes for safer gene delivery  -  Nov 15, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),A University of Wisconsin-Madison molecular biologist who is also a biological safety expert believes an extremely promising technology now exists.

Nigeria loses 1.3m birds to Avian influenza  -  Nov 10, 2007
The Tide,Our correspondent reports that the equipment consists of Biological Safety Cabinets, Ultra-low Temperature Freezers, an incinerator, disinfectants and

Nigeria lost 1.3 million birds to avian influenza  -  Nov 9, 2007
Earthtimes,The equipment consists of biological safety cabinets, ultra-low temperature freezers, an incinerator, disinfectants and disinfecting equipment.

in brief  -  Nov 9, 2007
The Coloradoan,CSU professor Robert Ellis was elected president of the American Biological Safety Association, an internationally recognized organization responsible for

Bioseparation and Bioprocessing: a Handbook, Second, Completely ...  -  22 Oct 2007
IPD Group (press release),The biological safety required for working with infectious or genetically modified production organisms is also discussed. In this new edition of the only

Primary Engineering Control Considerations in a Level 3 Animal ...  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,The use of Class II Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs) is extensive throughout all areas of animal research. Many different types of Class II cabinets and

OSHA and the Forensic Laboratory  -  Oct 8, 2007
Forensic,...bloodborne pathogens; proper selection and use of personal protective equipment; different types, setup and operation of biological safety cabinets,

Why Containment and Proper Hood Use is Important in Animal Science ...  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,American Biological Safety Association, San Antonio, TX, October 2004 Kolesnikov A., Ryan R, DB Walters, Use of CFD to design containment systems for work

Most Wanted: Answers to Facility Issues - Forensic Facility Design  -  Oct 8, 2007
Forensic,The best device to exam or prep this product for analysis is a biological safety cabinet. This ventilated device protects the user with an air curtain

Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor Bio-decontamination for Equipment  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,Since its inception in 1976, NSF Standard 49, has contained formaldehyde gas bio-decontamination procedural guidelines for biological safety cabinets.

Ergonomic Considerations in the Laboratory  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,As one laboratory discovered, researchers who use biological safety cabinets and fume hoods are at risk for RSIs. Immunex Corp. in Seattle, WA,

Barrier Design with a Dual Access BSC  -  Oct 10, 2007
Animal Lab News,By Scott Christensen The use of a Class II biological safety cabinet in a pass-through configuration is being incorporated into the barrier design of many

'Jumping Genes' Could Make For Safer Gene Delivery System  -  Sep 26, 2007
Science Daily (press release)In an article in the current issue (September) of the journal Applied Biosafety, UW-Madison molecular biologist and associate biological safety officer

Getting What You Paid For: A Discussion of Laboratory Building ...  -  Oct 8, 2007
Forensic,Biological labs often house both fume hoods and biological safety cabinets, where HEPA filtration is often a key issue. Concerns often include climate,

Sentinel laboratories in Abkhazia: Procedures  -  Sep 22, 2007
Abkhazia,Molecular and rapid antigen testing can be performed on respiratory specimens under standard BSL 2 conditions in a Class II biological safety cabinet.

The Safety Guys  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,...peroxide vapor (HPV) is gaining popularity and we are seeing rapid expansion of its use for everything from biological safety cabinets to animal rooms.

The Safety Guys  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,...volatile solvents, and other hazardous chemicals; biological safety hoods which can be designed to protect the work (clean air bench) or the worker

The ABCs of IVCs  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,You will also need to keep in mind that you will require a change station or a biological safety cabinet to properly change cages.

Wisconsin lab broke Ebola rules, watchdog group says  -  Sep 25, 2007
CIDRAP,The rule violation came to light only after Kawaoka asked permission to do the work in a BSL-2 lab, which prompted Jan Klein, UW-Madison's biological safety

The Role of Commissioning in Biocontainment Facility Certification  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,Conclusive results of system tests must demonstrate that systems and standard operating procedures (SOPs) will provide environmental and biological safety

Pass-thru BSCs  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,A Class II Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinet (30% exhaust/70% re-circulation) is the cabinet of choice for use as a pass-thru device into an animal facility

State of the Art Solutions  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,This can be accomplished with a mobile recirculating biological safety cabinet. Other specialized rooms may include a laboratory.

Most Wanted: Answers To Facility Issues  -  Oct 8, 2007
Forensic,However, some of the equipment evolved to Biological Safety Cabinets and Dead Air Hoods in Pre Amplification. Automated photo processing equipment was used.

Lab to boost CSU in finding vaccines  -  Oct 3, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,The three suites containing Bio-Safety Lab Level III space each contain biological safety cabinets where the nittiest, grittiest work takes place,

Food worries: Can we beat the odds?  -  Sep 29, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,...to trace the origin of the yam, check the residues of selected pesticides and heavy metals, as well as confirm its microbiological/biological safety.

Trail of Evidence: Programming a Clear and Secure Pathway  -  Oct 8, 2007
Forensic,A biological safety cabinet is recommended in this space to protect technicians when they open up an evidence packet, and standard protocol should be

From the Editor: A Magazine With A Long Shelf Life  -  Oct 10, 2007
Animal Lab News,Using a dual access biological safety cabinet as a pass-through can improve efficiency and barrier effectiveness. In "Barrier Design with a Dual Access BSC

Perspectives on Biocontainment  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,In the mid-eighties, I was introduced to the American Biological Safety Association and have been actively involved with biosafety professionals ever since.

From The Editor  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,...“All procedures involving the manipulation of infectious materials are conducted within biological safety cabinets or other physical containment devices,

Agriculture centre devises farm, infrastructure-upgrade programme  -  Oct 10, 2007
Vietnam Economic Times,...focusing on increasing output, it is more important to ensure three demands are met: environmental hygiene, biological safety and high quality products.

Avista Capital Partners Bolsters Healthcare Practice With ...  -  Oct 17, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...a leading contract services provider focused on biological safety testing, toxicology, viral manufacturing, and laboratory animal diagnostic services;

LIFE SCIENCES Equipment Microenvironments in the Life Sciences:An ...  -  Oct 10, 2007
Controlled Environments Magazine,Biological safety cabinets are commonly used to provide localized “safe� conditions within a facility to control biohazards, protecting operators and

Vivarium Forum: Introduction to ABSL-3 Facility Design  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,Primary containment is achieved through the use of biological safety cabinets (BSC) and containment caging (micro-isolators, glove boxes, etc.).

Argonne National Lab Medical Director Stalker is 26th Joan Wood ...  -  Oct 1, 2007
Indiana University,...for the past 16 years and is a member of the American Biological Safety Association, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Facilities  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,Laboratory scale work can be safety done in Class II Type A1 biological safety cabinets (BSCs). These BSCs discharge cabinet air back into the laboratory or

'Jumping genes' may provide safer, more efficient gene delivery system  -  Sep 27, 2007
NewKerala.com,Margy Lambert, a molecular biologist and biological safety expert, has described the gene delivery potential of transposons, also known as "jumping genes",

Biocontainment's Top 10  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,Five or so years ago, a good friend, Jim Orzechowski, and I made a presentation at the American Biological Safety Association meeting on our “Top Ten

Perspectives in Biocontainment  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,For systems housing rodents, a high degree of containment surety can be provided and, when used in combination with biological safety cabinets,

Blasting will resume near CDC labs holding deadly germs  -  Aug 15, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution,The labs stand behind concrete walls about 6 inches thick, and scientists work with the most dangerous agents in biological safety cabinets.

Promoting biological safety in poultry raising in Vietnam  -  Aug 13, 2007
WorldPoultry.net,..."Ensuring biological safety in poultry raising" was the theme of a forum recently held by the National Centre for Agricultural Promotion (NCAP) in northern

Africa: Continent Must Commit to Biosecurity Measures  -  Aug 16, 2007
AllAfrica.com,But the growth of the biotechnology industry internationally has raised some important concerns about biological safety issues.

Christina Dillard to Speak on the Role of Leadership in Effective ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),During the course of her career, she has continued success with biological safety, chemical safety, facility safety programs, and training.

African countries must commit to biosecurity measures  -  Aug 16, 2007
SciDev.net,But the growth of the biotechnology industry internationally has raised some important concerns about biological safety issues (see Agri-biotech in Africa:

Proposition 65 Compliant Pad Printing & Screen Printing Inks  -  Jul 20, 2007
Fast Pitch! (press release)...screen printing ink from Inkcups Now are compliant with Proposition 65 as well as other national and international biological safety standards.

Experts to discuss pros and cons of life sciences  -  Jul 28, 2007
Khaleej Times,Dhabi (EAD) and the International Council for the Life Sciences (ICLS), a non-profit organisation dedicated to enhancing biological safety and security.

Marsh UK Advises on Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak  -  Aug 9, 2007
Insurance Journal,All procedures involving the manipulation of infectious materials should be conducted within biological safety cabinets or other physical containment

GTC Biotherapeutics and LFB Biotechnologies Developing CD20 Antibody  -  Aug 2, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...in the field of therapeutic proteins with expertise in protein downstream processing, characterization as well as biological safety and viral clearance.



GMO-Safety.eu: Transparency to biosafety research  Nov 22, 2006
...in the environment? These are just some of the questions being investigated in biological safety research worldwide. Answers and ... - Checkbiotech.org (press release),

Two finalists named for top veterinary diagnostic lab position  Nov 9, 2006
Laboratory Diagnostiticians in 2004 and the opening last week of a new 78,000 square foot facility, which incudes a self-contained Biological Safety Level 3 ... - University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications,

EWI Receives Order from Abbott Laboratories  Nov 15, 2006
...under $100,000 US and is small enough to fit under a laboratory countertop yet robust enough to sterilize the effluents from any Biological Safety Level (BSL ... - Market Wire (press release)

Examine the Latest Legal Developments within the European ...  Nov 9, 2006
...molecular biology of lactobacilli and their bacteriophages, and the biotechnology of dairy product manufacture, as well as the biological safety of genetically ... - Business Wire (press release),

One sneeze frees all kinds of nasty bugs...  Oct 29, 2006
...colds. The measuring technique involved having each volunteer sit in an airtight chamber built around a biological safety hood. ... - Independent Online,

Making the invisible visible  Oct 27, 2006
It includes a dressing lobby and a sampling room with a "biological safety cabinet" in which the sample is placed inside a tube that in turn is certified by ... - New Zealand Herald,

Books and Media Received  Nov 7, 2006
Biological Safety: Principles and Practice edited by Diane O. Fleming and Debra L. Hunt, 4th ed, 622 pp, with illus, $139.95, ISBN-13 978-1-55581-399-0, ISBN ... - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

Thermo Electron Corp. enters agreement  Nov 6, 2006
The equipment that Thermo will provide includes incubators, freezers, biological safety cabinets, and a KingFisher magnetic particle processor, among other ... - Worcester Business Journal,

Thermo And Research In Immune Tolerance In Transplantation  Nov 6, 2006
As well as equipping the IBDL with biological safety cabinets, incubators, freezers, microplate instrumentation, a KingFisher magnetic particle processor, and ... - BioResearch Online (press release),
No GM ingredient detected in Henz baby cereal products: ministry 31 Mar 2006
Fang Xiangdong, an official in charge of the biological safety office under the ministry, said the ministry arranged tests of 43 varieties of those products ...
People's Daily Online,

Transgenic crops make mark Mar 16, 2006
...are carried out in greenhouses or on segregated plots of land under closely controlled conditions, monitored by the National Centre for Biological Safety. ...
Checkbiotech.org (press release),

US lawyers attack Israeli security agent "thugs" [03/03/2006] Mar 4, 2006
Dr Judith Hilton, the head of micro-biological safety at Britain's Food Standards Agency, said salmonella poses more of a risk to consumers than bird flu. ...
Times of Malta,

Poll Shows US Averse to Bird Flu Feb 27, 2006
Ron Morales, manager for biological safety, food safety, and sanitation at Harvard’s environmental health and safety department, wrote in an email that ...
Harvard Crimson,

China to ensure elimination of poliomyelitis Feb 28, 2006
...of poliomyelitis, he said, adding that investigation and stock of the poliomyelitis virus is a key measure to ensuring biological safety and preventing ...
Xinhua,

Genetic Modification technology safely applied in China Feb 27, 2006
Zhuo said all the studies were carried out in strict accordance with biological safety requirements and the research findings are used to cultivate genetically ...
China Daily,

47 revisions made in draft outlines of 11th Five-Year Plan Mar 6, 2006
Other revisions involved the construction of new countryside, and the protection of biological safety of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. ...
People's Daily Online,

Bird Flu Tests Hit Home Mar 14, 2006
Ten times since last summer, Massachusetts state scientists -- in white biological safety suits -- have tested specimens from patients whose symptoms and ...
NewsFactor Network,
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