PRACTICING SAFE SCIENCE (29 minutes). Safety instruction is presented in a lively and challenging way. Chemical, physical, radiological, and biological hazards in the molecular biology laboratory are addressed through reenactments of actual laboratory accidents and demonstrations of good safety techniques. A significant message in the video is the importance of good work habits and consideration for others.
CONTROLLING YOUR RISKS: HIV IN THE RESEARCH LABORATORY (28 minutes). In a documentary style, this video addresses the basic principles of biological safety. While the program centers around working with live HIV and human blood specimens, the principles discussed and illustrated are equally relevant to protection against transmission of other bloodborne pathogens and infectious microorganisms.
SAFETY IN THE RESEARCH LABORATORY. This three-part video series was designed to provide a technical safety review for experienced workers in the modern molecular biology laboratory and to introduce new staff to good laboratory practices. The series includes:
-- Radionuclide Hazards (12 minutes)...features the protocol random primer labeling for southern hybridization. The types of emission and associated hazards of some of the most common radionuclides used in biomedical research--including 32P, 3H, 35S, and 125I--are reviewed.
-- Chemical Hazards (10 minutes)...features the protocols phenol-chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation. The video demonstrates the safety principles that apply to working with hazardous chemicals such as phenol, tris hydrochloride, chloroform, sodium acetate, and ethanol.
-- Emergency Response (12 minutes)...stresses preparation and training. The video addresses fire safety and emergencies involving personal injuries and includes demonstrations on the proper cleanup of spills involving radioactive materials, chemicals, and biological agents.
Each video is available free of charge by writing to: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Office of Laboratory Safety, 4000 Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815-6789.
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