Controls in Biosafety III:  Decontamination & Emergency Response

READING ASSIGNMENT:
BSP&P Ch. 19 & 20

OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the class, students will be able to:

• Define antisepsis, disinfection, decontamination, and sterilization
• Demonstrate chemical and physical methods used to inactivate hazardous biological agents
• Identify the situations and incidents that require decontamination
• List criteria for the selection of a disinfectant based on risk assessment
• Outline immediate response measures for occupational exposures to biological hazards
• Review documentation, monitoring and follow-up for occupationally exposed individuals
• Examine the initial steps and remediation procedures for addressing biohazard spills and releases

POWERPOINT LECTURE TITLE:
Lecture 7

STUDENT HANDOUTS:

1. WHO/NIH Table of Disinfectants

IN-CLASS EXERCISES OR TOURS:
None

FILMS:
Cleaning up a Blood Spill in a Laboratory (BSL2 Spill Response)

CLASS DEMONSTRATION (EQUIPMENT/DEVICES):
None

HOMEWORK:
None

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:

• EPA lists of Registered Disinfectants, Sterilants and Tuberculocidal Disinfectants
• NIH Laboratory Safety Monograph, 1978, p 104-105, available from the NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities (301) 496-9838
• Characteristics of Selected Disinfectants. Center for Food Security & Public Health, ISU
• American Industrial Hygiene Association Biosafety Reference Manual. Heinson, Jacobs, and Concoby, 1995. pp. 104 - 106