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Foundation training4 modules
1. Principles of biological safety
2. Hazardous chemicals within the biological lab
3. Gases and cryogenics
4. Working with Genetically Modified Organisms
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Laboratory-acquired infections at Imperial College
• Hepatitis A
• Vaccinia - 1991
• Vaccinia - 2000
• Meningococcal meningitis
Accidents do happen
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Threat from
fatal bugs as
labs breach
safety rules(Observer)
College fined for exposing staff to lethal virus(The Times)
College exposed
workers to
death risk(Eastern Daily Press)
Top research institution fined for
‘serious’ safety offences(Yorkshire Post)
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Further training
• Training needs analysis– Identifies what training is required– Linked to work to be undertaken and the risk assessments
• Provision– Depends on what the training is
• DSOs• Group Leaders / Principal Investigators• Safety Department• CBS• etc
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Lines of responsibility within Imperial College
Individuals
Principal Investigators
Heads of Sections/Groups
Heads of Divisions/ Departments/Institutions
Principal Officers
Rector
DSOs
FSOs
Safety dept
Support services
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The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Primary legislation
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 – general and biological agents provisions
Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000
Secondary legislation & approved Codes of Practice
The Management of Health and Safety Work Regulations 1999
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
The Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2000
The law
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Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
• Key duties of the employer (Imperial College)- Ensure the Health and Safety of their employees- Ensure the Health and Safety of others
• Key duty of the employee (you)- Co-operate with the employer
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The lawCOSHH - general provisions
Reg. 6: Assess health risks
Reg. 7: Prevent or control exposure
Reg. 8: Use control measures
Reg. 9: Maintain, examine and test control measures
Reg. 10: Monitor exposure
Reg. 11: Health surveillance
Reg. 12: Information, instruction and training for persons who
may be exposed
Reg. 13: Arrangements to deal with accidents, incidents and
emergencies
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The lawCOSHH - biological agents
Reg. 6: Assess health risks
Reg. 7: Prevent or control exposure
Reg. 8: Use control measures
Reg. 9: Maintain, examine and test control measures
Reg. 10: Monitor exposure
Reg. 11: Health surveillance
Reg. 12: Information, instruction and training for persons who
may be exposed
Reg. 13: Arrangements to deal with accidents, incidents and
emergencies
Schedule 3
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All biological agents must be classified in one of four Hazard Groups
Increasing hazard to human health
The lawCOSHH
HazardGroup 1
HazardGroup 2
HazardGroup 3
HazardGroup 4
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Group 1 - unlikely to cause human disease
The lawCOSHH
Definition of Hazard Groups
Group 2 - can cause human disease but is unlikely to spread to community and there is usually effective prophylaxis or treatment availableGroup 3 - causes severe human disease and may spread to community but there is usually effective prophylaxis or treatment available
Group 4 - causes severe human disease and may spread to community and there is usually no effective prophylaxis or treatment available
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Classification of biological agent USUALLY determines minimum containment level required
The lawCOSHH
HazardGroup 1
HazardGroup 2
HazardGroup 3
HazardGroup 4
ContainmentLevel 1
Containment Level 2
Containment Level 3
Containment Level 4
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But this is only the starting point …
The principles of;– Good Occupational Safety and Hygiene– Good Laboratory Practice– Good Microbiological Practice– COSHH
…..must all be applied when determining and applying a safe system of work
The lawCOSHH
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Risk assessment process
Identify the hazard
Consider the nature of the work
Evaluate the risk
Consider the control measures required
Record and review the assessment
The way in which the agent can harm healthD
EF
INIT
ION
The likelihood and severity of harm
occurring
DE
FIN
ITIO
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COSHH1st fundamental principle
COSHH requires that exposure is
prevented
1
controlled
2
If prevention not possible
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Exposure to a particular biological agent is prevented by substitution with a less hazardous biological agent
Prevention of exposure by substitution
• Use lab adapted strains wherever possible
• Avoid clinical isolates wherever possible
• If the science will allow it, substitute with a less hazardous species e.g. M. tb with BCG
COSHH Reg 7
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Prevention of exposure by segregation
• Prevent unnecessary and unauthorised access• Keep doors locked/ secure• Use appropriate signage (Biohazard)
If substitution is not possible then start by considering whether the work is adequately isolated from other staff, students, contractors or visitors
This will at least prevent exposure to those not doing the work
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• Prevent unnecessary and unauthorised access• Keep doors locked/ secure• Use appropriate signage (Biohazard)• Permit-to-work systems
Prevention of exposure by segregation
If substitution is not possible then start by considering whether the work is adequately isolated from other staff, students, contractors or visitors
This will at least prevent exposure to those not doing the work
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• Prevent unnecessary and unauthorised access• Keep doors locked/ secure• Use appropriate signage (Biohazard)• Permit-to-work systems• Write up areas in labs
Prevention of exposure by segregation
If substitution is not possible then start by considering whether the work is adequately isolated from other staff, students, contractors or visitors
This will at least prevent exposure to those not doing the work
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COSHH2nd fundamental principle
If PREVENTION is not possible then CONTROL exposure
Work practicesEngineering controls
Suitable work equipment and materials
1
Control exposure at source
Use PPE2
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Routes of laboratory infection
• Mouth– Eating, drinking and smoking in the laboratory– Mouth pipetting– Transfer of micro-organisms to mouth by contaminated fingers or articles
• Skin– Skin puncture by needle or other sharp– Bites and scratches by animals– Cuts, scratches
• Conjunctivae– Splashes of infectious material into the eye– Transfer to eye by contaminated fingers or articles
• Lungs– Inhalation of airbourne organisms
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The work process and equipment
• What is the best way to do the research e.g. aerosol exposure of mice v. intranasal application
• Are you using/ making only what you need? (volumes/ titres/ concentrations)
• Can you change the work process/ technique so that even less is required?
• Are you using the right tool
Design and use appropriate work processes, systems and engineering controls and use suitable work equipment and materials
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Sharps:Percutaneous exposure
One example of controlling exposure through appropriate work processes
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Controlling the risks of percutaneous exposure by controlling the use of sharps
• Stop the unnecessary use of sharps, for example;– Tissue homogenisation with a sharp needle– Aliquoting of hazardous substance from septum
sealed vial– Use of glass pipettes for tissue culture
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• Where sharps must be used;
– Ensure their proper use
– Ensure their proper disposal
– Ensure that there is an agreed needlestick response
– Ensure the risk assessment is carried out• Ensure that the policy on the use of sharps in any
particular lab is clear
Controlling the risks of percutaneous exposure by controlling the use of sharps
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COSHH2nd fundamental principle
If PREVENTION is not possible then CONTROL exposure
Work practicesEngineering controls
Suitable work equipment and materials
1
Control exposure at source
Use PPE2
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Aerosols / dropletsSplashes and inhalation
One example of controlling exposure at source using engineered control measures
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Microbiological safety cabinets
• Required for work at CL2 and 3 if the work presents a risk of aerosol exposure
• Must be correctly selected (type and make)
• Must be correctly installed
• Must be correctly used
• Must be correctly maintained
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MSC
1000 mm
Keep pedestrian traffic away from the front of the MSC
MSC
300 mm
Keep clear of adjacent wall
MSC
Keep clear of door openings
MSC
1500 mm
Position clear of bench opposite
benc
h
MSC
2000 mm
Position well clear of wall opposite
Do not have another worker at an adjacent bench
MSC
bench
MSC
Allow adequate room for workers at nearby benches
bench
300 mm
MSC
3000 mm
Keep well clear of safety cabinet opposite
MSC
Siting
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Siting
Do not have another worker at an adjacent bench
MSC
bench
MSC
Allow adequate room for workers at nearby benches
bench
300 mm
Siting
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What can a Class II MSC be used for?
• Changing the media on TB infected cells?
• Homogenising human tissues
• Chloroform / methanol extractions of bacterial suspension
• Aliquoting of 20 ml methanol from a 2.5 litre winchester bottle
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What’s the difference between a fume cupboard and an MSC?
• MSC is HEPA filtered• Fume cupboard has usually no filter
• MSC may not be spark proof• Fume cupboard is
• Class II MSC recirculates 70% of the air within the work space
• Fume cupboard is 100% extract
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Advantages and limitations of safety cabinets
• Vaccinia incident
• What if this has happened outside of the cabinet?
• Limitations of open fronted cabinets
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Proper use: before you start work
• Plan your work thoroughly• Put on appropriate PPE• Switch on cabinet and remove night door• Ensure that cabinet is running correctly – gauge must be in SAFE zone• Ensure that cabinet is clean and free of clutter• Prepare thoroughly for work. Plastics, reagents, samples must be at
hand• Have appropriate disinfectant(s) at hand• Place work in the cabinet, ensuring that clean and dirty materials are
kept separate
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Proper use: whilst at the cabinet
• Do not overcrowd the cabinet• Work only within the constraints placed upon the use of the cabinet e.g.
microfuges• Know the limitations of the protection afforded by open-fronted cabinets• Regularly check that the airflow gauges are in the SAFE zone• (For open-fronted cabinets) always work towards the rear of the cabinet• (For Class II cabinets) do NOT obstruct the airflow grilles at the front or
back of the cabinet• Keep other workers out of your non-disturbance zone• Do not mix sterile and infected materials• Do NOT use a cabinet if its safe operation is in doubt
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Proper use: after completion of the work
• Check that the airflow gauges are in the SAFE zone• Remove samples for incubation, etc after wiping down flasks, etc with
appropriate disinfectant• Only remove contaminated materials from the cabinet as directed by
your Code of Practice• Remove all your equipment and waste• Wipe all surfaces with disinfectant or fumigate, as appropriate. Use
disinfectants in a manner that will not affect the cabinet.• (For Class II cabinets) clean thoroughly under the grilles• Switch off cabinet and replace night door where local procedures direct
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Training and competence
• No person should be allowed to work at an MSC unless proper training has been given and the person is competent to do the work
• Such training should include– Classification of cabinets– Appropriate and inappropriate use of cabinets– Mode of operation and function of all controls and indicators– Limitations of performance– How to work safely at the cabinet– How to decontaminate after use– Principles of airflow and operator protection tests
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Universal precautions
• All blood and certain other materials must be considered infected, unless known to be otherwise
• Main infection hazard is HIV, HepB,and HepC
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In the context of universal precautions what is meant by ‘known not to be infected’?
• You are asked to handle blood taken from all three of these donors
• Which can you consider to be safe?
Workshop exercise
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Answer
• None of them
• They must all be handled the same without other evidence
• Don’t judge a book by its cover (or the person next to you by the clothes they wear)
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Routes of transmission
• Percutaneous transmission refers to any transmission by penetration of the skin with needles and other sharps.
• Mucocutaneous transmission occurs through broken or apparently intact skin or through the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose or mouth.
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What are Universal Precautions
• Transport samples in robust containers. Use secondary containment.
• Wear gloves when handling blood• Use a safety cabinet if generating aerosols or splashes• Do not mouth pipette• Minimise use of sharps• If sharps are required - use them properly• Dispose of waste appropriately• Know what to do in the event of an exposure• Get HepB vaccination
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Other potentially infectious material
• Any body fluid containing visible blood
• Semen
• Vaginal secretions
• Cerebrospinal fluid
• Synovial fluid
• Pleural fluid
• Peritoneal fluid
• Pericardial fluid
• Amniotic fluid
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College procedures
• Pro-forma risk assessments available on Spectrum– DP1 – Deliberate work– DP2 – Unintentional work
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PI submits final draft to Occupational Physician (OP)Contact Alan Swann [email protected]
College BSO reviewsContact Anton de Paiva [email protected]
PI incorporates DSO, BSO and CBS DSO’s comments into risk assessment
If OP recommends specific action e.g. entry health screen/ health surveillance/ vaccination no approval for work to start
until all involved have enrolled with OH for the service. The PImust then ensure that any new staff joining after approvals
have been granted, are also enrolled with OH before commencing work
If Containment Level 2 or 3DSO submits proposal along
with a copy of the Code of Practice to College BSO. The
need to notify the HSE is identified and discussed with the
College BSO
DSO reviews
Principal Investigator (PI) or their delegate undertakes the risk assessment
Approvals process for new activities or significant changes to existing activities involving the deliberate use of biological agentsSeptember 2005
If Containment Level 1PI incorporates DSOs comments into the risk
assessment, implements all required control
measures and issues risk assessment to all affected
persons BEFORE commencing the work
WORK CAN COMMENCE
WORK MUST NOT COMMENCE untilwritten approval has been provided by the HSE
PI forwards signed copy of approved risk assessment along with completed CBA1 form to College BSO
PIs MUST NOT SUBMIT THIS FORM TO THE HSE
If work DOES require notification to the HSE
College BSOsubmits notification paperwork to HSE
HSE reply in writing within 20 days
College BSO informs PI and DSO
WORK CAN COMMENCE
NOTE: HSE notification is required for some new work with Hazard Group 2 agents and all new work with those in COSHH Schedule 3, Part V. Also, any significant changes to work with Corynebacterium diphtheria, Neisseria meningitidis, Bordetella pertussis and all Hazard Group 3 agents require notification. The relevant form CBA1 is available at https://www.hse.gov.uk/forms/notification/cba1.pdf
Occupational Physician, College BSO and DSO recommend project for approval pending any required HSE notification
CBS DSO reviews if proposal
involves use of animals
Subject to localarrangements
Local Safety Committee reviews and recommends Head of Dept./ Div. approves work
Head of Dept/. Division (or their designate) signs off project
NOTE: Risk assessment pro-forma for work with biological agents is available on the Health and Safety pages of Spectrum. Advice on preparing the risk assessment can be obtained from the Departmental BSO(s), DSO or College BSO.
If work does NOT require notification to the HSE PI issues risk
assessment to all relevant staff and
students
PI submits final draft to Occupational Physician (OP)Contact Alan Swann [email protected]
College BSO reviewsContact Anton de Paiva [email protected]
PI incorporates DSO, BSO and CBS DSO’s comments into risk assessment
If OP recommends specific action e.g. entry health screen/ health surveillance/ vaccination no approval for work to start
until all involved have enrolled with OH for the service. The PImust then ensure that any new staff joining after approvals
have been granted, are also enrolled with OH before commencing work
If Containment Level 2 or 3DSO submits proposal along
with a copy of the Code of Practice to College BSO. The
need to notify the HSE is identified and discussed with the
College BSO
DSO reviews
Principal Investigator (PI) or their delegate undertakes the risk assessment
Approvals process for new activities or significant changes to existing activities involving the deliberate use of biological agentsSeptember 2005
If Containment Level 1PI incorporates DSOs comments into the risk
assessment, implements all required control
measures and issues risk assessment to all affected
persons BEFORE commencing the work
WORK CAN COMMENCE
WORK MUST NOT COMMENCE untilwritten approval has been provided by the HSE
PI forwards signed copy of approved risk assessment along with completed CBA1 form to College BSO
PIs MUST NOT SUBMIT THIS FORM TO THE HSE
If work DOES require notification to the HSE
College BSOsubmits notification paperwork to HSE
HSE reply in writing within 20 days
College BSO informs PI and DSO
WORK CAN COMMENCE
NOTE: HSE notification is required for some new work with Hazard Group 2 agents and all new work with those in COSHH Schedule 3, Part V. Also, any significant changes to work with Corynebacterium diphtheria, Neisseria meningitidis, Bordetella pertussis and all Hazard Group 3 agents require notification. The relevant form CBA1 is available at https://www.hse.gov.uk/forms/notification/cba1.pdf
Occupational Physician, College BSO and DSO recommend project for approval pending any required HSE notification
CBS DSO reviews if proposal
involves use of animals
Subject to localarrangements
Local Safety Committee reviews and recommends Head of Dept./ Div. approves work
Head of Dept/. Division (or their designate) signs off project
NOTE: Risk assessment pro-forma for work with biological agents is available on the Health and Safety pages of Spectrum. Advice on preparing the risk assessment can be obtained from the Departmental BSO(s), DSO or College BSO.
If work does NOT require notification to the HSE PI issues risk
assessment to all relevant staff and
students
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The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974Primary legislation
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 – general and biological agents provisions
Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000
Secondary legislation & approved Codes of Practice
Biological agents: Managing the risks Infection risks to new and expectant mothers in the workplace
A guide to the Regulations
Biotechnology: Health and Safety in education
Management, design and operation of microbiological containment laboratories
Research animals, including simians
Large-scale contained use of biological agents
General guidance
Clinical laboratories
Disposal of clinical waste
Blood borne viruses
Transmissible spongiform encephalo-pathies
Viral haemorrhagic fevers
Guidance on containment and control measures
Guidance on work with specific agents
ACGM Compendium of guidance