Select one of the links below for more information.
Training
It is important that you have the required training before you start to work in the lab. Every laboratory worker is required to take Laboratory Safety Training annually. Also, if you work with certain biological materials, you may be required to take Bloodborne Pathogens training annually. These courses, provided by the Division of Occupational Health and Safety, are the minimum required training to begin working in a laboratory at the NIH. Please speak with your supervisor to arrange task-specific training. Additional course information is available here.
The table below outlines the mandatory training courses, who is required to take the course, and when to take the course.
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Course
Who Should Take It
When to Take It
Introduction to Lab Safety (online)
All laboratory personnel
Once, when you first start at NIH
Laboratory Safety Refresher Course (online)
All laboratory personnel
Annually
Lab Safety Refresher- LIVE (classroom)
All laboratory personnel
Annually- in lieu of online refresher
Working Safely with HIV and Other Bloodborne Pathogens for Non-Hospital Personnel (online)
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All laboratory personnel working with bloodborne pathogens and/or as indicated by the NIH Biosafety Officer
Once, when you first come to NIH or as indicated by the NIH Biosafety Officer
Bloodborne Pathogen Refresher Course (online)
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All laboratory personnel working with bloodborne pathogens and/or as indicated by the NIH Biosafety Officer
Annually, following the classroom course
Biological Safety Level 3 Training (classroom)
All BSL-3 laboratory personnel and/or as indicated by the NIH Biosafety Officer
Annually
Biological Materials Shipper Training (classroom)
All personnel preparing shipments of biological materials
Biennially
S.T.A.R.S. “Learn by Doing” Lab Safety Training (classroom)
All laboratory personnel 21 years old and younger
Once, when you first start at NIHThis course is only available in the summer. Laboratory Safety at the NIH classroom course must be taken when STARS is not available.
You may find the following supplemental training resources helpful:
- Video portraying basic lab safety policies: A Day in the Lab
- Southeast Regional Center of Excellence for Emerging Infections and Biodefense (SERCEB):Dual Use Dilemma in Biological Research
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Globally Harmonized System (GHS), Hazard Signage, and Chemical Labeling
There are currently three official methods for labeling chemicals in the United States; the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Hazard Identification System (NFPA Diamond) or the American Coatings Association’s (ACA) Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS), and the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System (GHS). On March 26, 2012 OSHA adopted the GHS and incorporated it into the Hazard Communication Standard. The GHS will replace the NFPA and HMIS identification systems in workplaces. By December 1, 2013, all employers must train their employees about GHS. By December 1, 2015, all chemicals distributed in the U.S. must utilize the GHS labeling system. By June 1, 2016 all U.S. employers must be in full compliance with GHS.
The GHS will utilize standardized pictograms, standardized hazard statements, and standardized precautionary statements to alert workers to chemical hazards.
Pictograms
Pictograms are visual identifiers that will help employees readily recognize general hazard categories. A chemical may have multiple pictograms.OSHA Pictograms.
Hazard Statements
Hazard Statements describe the nature of the hazard or hazards present and possibly the degree of the hazard for a chemical. A chemical may have multiple hazard statements. Each hazard statement is defined by OSHA and assigned a number. If you have personnel in your laboratory that do not speak or recognize English, you may use the assigned number of the hazard statement to identify the correct hazard statement in their language. Hazard statements can be physical, health, or environmental hazards.
- List of GHS Hazard Statements in English
- Hazard Statements in European Languages
Precautionary Statements
- Precautionary Statements alert employees to actions they must take to protect themselves from hazards associated with a chemical. Each precautionary statement is defined by OSHA and assigned a number. If you have personnel in your laboratory that do not speak or recognize English, you may use the assigned number of the precautionary statement to identify the correct precautionary statement in their language.
- Precautionary statements cover prevention, response, storage and disposal of chemicals.
- Precautionary Statements in English and European Languages
- Name, address and telephone number of person or company that prepared the mixture or compound
- Product identifier (name or chemical formula)
- Signal word, if applicable
- Danger (more severe)
- Warning (less severe)
- Hazard statements
- Precautionary statements
- Prevention
- Response
- Storage
- Disposal
- Pictograms
The following resources will help you learn the differences between the three labeling systems:
- OSHA Brief; Hazard Communication Standard: Labels and Pictograms
- UN Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), 4th Edition
- Journal of Chemical Health and Safety: GHS and its impact on laboratory safety
- Sigma-Aldrich: Globally Harmonized System
- OSHA Guide to the Globally Harmonized System
- EPA Globally Harmonized System
- University of Oregon NFPA Hazard Identification System
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Biological Safety
Below are some links that you may find useful in addition to the DOHS biosafety website. If you need more specific information or help, please contact your IC Safety and Health Specialist.
- Video: How to prepare to work in a biosafety cabinet
- Video: The differences between a biosafety cabinet and a laminar flow hood
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 6th Edition (BMBL)
- Shipping or Receiving Biological Materials
- Exposure Control Program
- NIOSH Guidance on Latex Allergies
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Safe Lab Equipment
The following websites provide useful information on the safe use of lab equipment:
- AIHA Lab Safety Centrifuge Explosions Incidents
- Video: Safe and Proper Use of Autoclaves
- AIHA Lab Safety Autoclave Incidents
- AIHA Implosion From Use of Erlenmeyer Flask Under Vacuum
- AIHA Lab Safety Electrial Incidents
Additional Information
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University of Rochester Sonicator Safety
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Emergency Procedures
Use the links below to help familiarize yourself with NIH emergency procedures. Speak with your PI about lab specific emergency procedures.
- Hazardous Materials Incidents and Spills
- NIH Division of Emergency Preparedness and Coordination: Evacuation and Shelter in Place
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OSHA and Lab Safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has several laws and guidance documents that pertain to laboratory workers. The links below are a compilation of some of the pertinent resources from OSHA:
- Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
- Laboratory Standard
- Safety and Health Topics: Laboratories
- Anesthetic Gases
- OSHA Guide to the Globally Harmonized System
- OSHA Guide on Flammable and Combustible Materials
- Occupational Chemical Database
- OSHA Publication on Laboratory Safety
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