Bioscience Technology: Safety
Lab safety incidents and issues
- Lab-Acquired West Nile Virus InfectionsFrom CDC's MMWR, a report of 2 cases
- High-Containment Biosafety Laboratories: Preliminary Observations on the Oversight of the Proliferation of BSL-3 and BSL-4 Labs in the USAIncludes reports of 3 incidents, highlighting need for safety oversight and reporting.
Online safety training programs
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th ed.US Dept of Health and Human Services, CDC, and NIH -- full text available to read online or download
- UC San Diego Biosafety ProgramComprehensive and informative
Be safe!
ABSA -- The Association for Biosafety and Biosecurity
- The Awards Committee requests your help in identifying the best candidates to be considered for this year’s Honor AwardsThis link opens in a new windowMar 13, 20252025 ABSA Honor Awards Nominations The Awards Committee requests your help in identifying the best candidates to be considered for this year’s Honor Awards
- Call for Nominees for 2025 ABSA International ElectionThis link opens in a new windowMar 7, 2025The Nominating Committee has begun the process of identifying candidates for this year’s ABSA Council and Nominating Committee elections. Deadline: March 31, 2024 Open positions for 2024 include: President-Elect, Secretary, Councilor (2 positions), and Nominating Committee (4 positions). All people being nominated for a position must be current 2024 ABSA members.