UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – DOWNTOWN

 

ENGR 4310 - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE INSTRUMENTATION

 

LECTURE NOTE OUTLINE – BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS – CHAPTER 14

 

WEEK 6

 

I.                    Biological Safety

 

II.                 Hazard Identification

A.                 Microorganisms

B.                 Infection

C.                 Epidemiology

D.                 Potential Hazardous Workplaces

E.                  Agriculture

 

III.               Risk Assessment Factors

A.                 Modes of Transmission

B.                 Routes of Entry

C.                 Infectious Dose

D.                 Agent Viability and Virulence

E.                  Host Susceptibility

F.                  Other Factors

 

IV.              Hazard Classification

A.                 Hazard Categories

1.                  Biosafety Containment Levels

2.                  Interpretation of Guidelines

 

V.                 Hazard Control

A.        Containment

1.                  Facility Design

2.                  Safety Equipment

3.                  Work Practices

4.                  Decontamination

5.                  Infectious Waste

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.              Biosafety Program Management

A.        Elements

B.                 Compliance Assessment

 

VII.            Current Biosafety Topics

A.                 Bloodborne Pathogens

B.                 Tuberculosis

C.                 Bioterrorism

D.                 Legionella

E.                  Building-Related Bioaerosols

F.                  Biological Hazards for Noninfectious Agents

1.                  Endotoxins

2.                  Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome

3.                  Mycotoxins

 

VIII.         Regulations and Guidelines