A laboratory can be and usually is the most contaminated place in a hospital. However, it can be made as safe as any other place associated with healthcare delivery.
This book introduces the Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and keeps in mind the safety vis-a-vis the microbes, chemicals and radioactive materials.
What World Health Organization (WHO) advises and what Centres for Disease Control (CDC) recommends, you will find all within the covers of this treatise. Having followed the book and undertaken all corrective measures it should be possible for you to pass the test of acquiring International Organization for Standardization (lSO)/Joint Commission International (JCI) or even Certified Authorization Professional (CAP) certification.
The book also presents all basic facts of Biocides. Once basic concepts of Biocides are understood, their application becomes much more easy.
The book is authored by an international duo. Dr Najat Rashid, who is Director of Federal Medical Laboratories of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and oversees safety and security of all Laboratories under her command. Dr Ramnik Sood is an eminent author and medical adviser to Bioshields and its parent company the Tulip Group who are also pioneers in the provision of high technology disinfectants. He is also In-Charge of Laboratories in India and in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Both the authors are directly responsible for Laboratories Biosafety and Biosecurity that they themselves head. |