Publisher's Synopsis
This single-authored handbook is a complete up-to-date guide to safety procedures in biomedical laboratories. It is intended for review as well as for daily reference in the laboratory. Topics include everything from equipment to decontamination, sterilization, waste disposal, design of safe research facilities, chemical hazards, radiation hazards etc., legal requirements, medical and health aspects, accidents and emergency procedures, and more. This book will be of great value to heads of biomedical laboratories and to safety officers in research, clinical, and industrial facilities, and possibly some individual researchers.
