Handbook of Laboratory Health and Safety Measures

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Organizing the Design of a Safe Laboratory....Pages 1-9
Electrical Safety Measures and Standards for Laboratory Facilities and Equipment in Hospitals and Laboratories....Pages 11-35
Design of Mechanical Equipment for Laboratory Staff and Patient Safety....Pages 37-42
Handling of Laboratory Animals – Including Non-human Primates....Pages 43-60
Health Care of Laboratory Personnel....Pages 61-77
Responsibilities of the Chief for Health and Safety in the Laboratory....Pages 79-85
Health and Safety Hazards and Precautions in Chemical Laboratories....Pages 87-119
Safety Measures to be taken in a Haematological Laboratory....Pages 121-135
Health Hazards in Microbiology....Pages 137-160
Safety Measures in a Clinical Chemistry Laboratory....Pages 161-182
Safety Precautions in a Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory....Pages 183-206
X-ray Hazards — Diagnostic and Therapeutic....Pages 207-233
Radiation Protection in Radionuclide Investigations....Pages 235-254
Ultraviolet Radiation Safety....Pages 255-297
Uses of Ultrasound and their Hazards....Pages 299-325
Safety Aspects of Laboratory and Clinical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Fields....Pages 327-344
Laser Safety....Pages 345-362
Safety measures to be taken when moving to a new laboratory....Pages 363-381
Back Matter....Pages 383-391