NYC PHL Biosafety Outreach Program
NYC PHL’s biosafety outreach program offers free, on-site training in biosafety risk assessment and laboratory biosafety for clinical laboratories. For more information, or if you have questions regarding Biosafety, contact the PHL Outreach Program at Lbtrng@health.nyc.gov.
Below are the collection of biosafety risk assessment and biosafety resources for New York City’s sentinel hospital clinical laboratories.These resources are the product of research from biosafety sources that were combined to help create a biorisk program. They can be used as a guide in strengthening your biosafety program.
Biosafety Risk Assessment and Related Documents
References and resources for biosafety risk assessment standard operating procedures, and other related documents:
- ASM Sentinel Level Clinical Laboratory Safety Guidelines (PDF)
- Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Biosafety and Biosecurity Page
- APHL Risk Assessment Best Practices (PDF)
- APHL’s “Clinical Laboratory Biosafety Risk Management Program Assessment Checklist” (PDF)
- CDC Biological Risk Assessment Worksheet (PDF)
- Guidelines for Biosafety Laboratory Competency. (2011). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 60(Supplement)
- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Guidance for U.S. Laboratories for Managing and Testing Routine Clinical Specimens When There is a Concern about Ebola Virus Disease
Biological agent/toxin information
- American Biological Safety Association
- Canadian Pathogen Safety Data Sheets and Risk Assessment
- HHS/CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Handbook of Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins (AKA The Bad Bug Book)
Chemical Hygiene Information Page
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) Chemicals
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Occupational Chemical Database