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About Our Lab
Source- Does your country use a four-part "Safety Level" rating system for laboratories? (The system might be called in English "Risk Levels", "Bio-Safety Levels", "Containment Levels", "Bio-Security Levels", or some similar name.) Yes. Level 4 is used for the most dangerous organisms.
- What is the Safety Level of your lab? (Use the WHO numbering system, in which Level 4 is used for the most dangerous organisms.) Level 1 (low risk, ~= WHO BSL 1)
- What type of work environments do you use to handle biological materials? Please check all that apply. Open benches, Laminar flow hood / biosafety cabinet with open front
- Do you handle different materials in different work environments? If yes, please describe what materials you handle in what work environments. No
- What personal protective equipment do you use in your lab? Please check all that apply
- Lab coats
- Gloves
- Safety glasses / goggles
- Full face shields
- Respirators: (particulate and chemical cartridge/gas mask)
- Other protective equipment: (thermal gloves, cryo gloves)
- How do you dispose of biological waste? (For example: liquid cell cultures, agar plates, used pipette tips.) Liquid cultures and plastics are bleached. Biohazard disposal is taken care of via CitiWaste (here in NYC). Chemical hazard disposal is done by Leard Environmental.
