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Principles of Biosafety

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1900435· OSTI ID:1900435
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Biological safety, or biosafety, means containment principles, technologies and practices that are implemented to prevent unintentional exposure to pathogens and toxins, or their accidental release. This report is a training course for Biosafety with these features and objectives: Topics associated with biological safety, including basic terms, definitions, and approaches to biological safety; regulations, consensus guidance and standards for biological safety; safety requirements for working with biological materials at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL); containment requirements for biological materials at LANL; and, emergency response requirements for biological materials at LANL.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1900435
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-22-32072
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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