Hi Mike

Good to hear from you that you use all the required PPE's in your lab.
It is not about chemistry and biology or related labs but the safety is to be taken when we are in the lab.
In case of Bio related lab extra precaution has to be taken of the contamination and the bio hazards which are generally not so well taken under consideration as the after effects are more serious.

The pre lab sessions of the experiments can be a good way to reach out to the class for the safety aspects.

Regards
Rupesh

On Thu, 30 Jan, 2025, 02:18 Schroeder, Imke, <ischroeder**At_Symbol_Here**ehs.ucla.edu> wrote:

Hi Rose, 

We, at the University of California campuses, follow the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) guidelines.

PPE in BSL-1 and -2 labs includes long pants, closed-toed shoes, and a lab coat. Gloves are required when working with any type of hazardous materials just like in the chem labs. Researchers in biolabs generally like to wear gloves to protect their work from contamination.

Unlike our chem labs, we do not require researchers to wear safety glasses as soon as they enter the lab but base the use of safety glasses (or goggles) on a risk assessment. That means they should wear safety glasses or goggles when there is a possibility of a splash or spray of biohazardous materials. 

See also a link to UCLA's PPE policy.

Please reach out for more information if needed.

My best,

Imke Schroeder

UC Center for Laboratory Safety

UCLA

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Subject: [DCHAS-L] biology safety rules

 

Hi all,

I know this is a chemistry safety group, but many of us are the CHO’s of our institutions and therefore also deal with chemicals in biology labs. I’m wondering how your biology lab safety rules differ from your chemistry lab safety rules. Looking at general biology, organismal biology, cell biology, anatomy (cadavers), microbiology, and research labs. Do you require safety glasses? Safety goggles? Closed toe shoes? Lab coat? Gloves? Can students work alone in the lab? Anything and everything.

Feel free to respond privately if you wish, I’m happy to compile the data (without identifying institutions) if anyone would like to see it.

Thanks in advance.

Rose

 

 

Rose Rakers, PhD

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Chemistry Lab Manager and Chemical Hygiene Officer

Benedictine University

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