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Centers for Disease Conrol, N. I. o. H. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 4th ed. Washington, DC US Government Printing Office, 1999. 

Protection Association, 1986. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 1st... 

Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health. (1999). Laboratory biosafety level criteria. In Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories (4th ed.). Washington, DC U.S. Government Printing Office. 

The laboratory itself should conform to the requirements of a BL-2 or higher level facility, depending on the exact nature of the work. A detailed description of such facilities can be found in the CDC-NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories booklet. 

The descriptions given above are summaries of the information found in the third edition of the Department of Health and Human Services Publication (CDC) 93-8395, Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. This publication provides information relating to practices, facilities, and safety equipment, as well as recommendations for incorporating these items into four biosafety levels of laboratory operation. 

Expanding access to computers and networks represents a resource which should not be overlooked. There are two Universal Resource Locators that represent a sound starting point for obtaining safety related resources available on the internet. First, the full text version of the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 3rd edition, March 1993 may be accessed at http //www.cdc.gov/od/ ohs/biosfty/bmbl-l.htm. Another excellent starting point is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration home page at http // www.osha.gov, which allows access to multiple sources of information, as well as a listing of Safety and Health Internet Sites. 

Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories (1993) US Department of Health and Human Services. US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. Fourth Edition, Washington DC, 1999. http // www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl4/bmbl4toc.htm (last accessed 4/15/06)... 

Biosafety in Microbiological and Biological Laboratories, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Publication No. (CDC) 93-8395, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1993. 

The basic reference for all of the preceding sections is, of course. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, Ed. (Ref. 15 below). This reference includes 152 additional references from which the information in it was derived. The following brief list of references includes selected references from thatlongerlist.In addition, the entire document is available on the Internet at the address cited in the Internet Reference below. 

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