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Safety
Follow universal
precautions for the prevention of bloodborne pathogens when working with
human serum and other body fluids. These include:
- Wear personal
protective equipment such as safety glasses, gloves, laboratory coats.
- If you have
cuts or abrasions on the skin of your hands, cover them with adhesive
dressing.
- Use needles
and lancets only once, and dispose of them in a “sharps” container
for decontamination.
- Remove gloves
and wash your hands after completing any task involving the handling
of biological material.
For more information
on safety, visit the Web site of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention to view biosafety
guidelines (http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl4/b4af.htm) or the Web site of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (http://www.osha.gov/).
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