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Education and Resources > Industry Links
The Baker Company is committed to helping our customers learn more about standards, guidelines, and best practices within our industry. The following list of selected Web sites provides more information about clean air technologies, biological safety, and related professional organizations.
Public Sector/Non-Profit Organizations
NSF International
www.nsf.org
NSF International, The Public Health and Safety Company™, a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization, is the world leader in standards development, product certification, education, and risk-management for public health and safety. NSF maintains a program for accredited certifiers, as well as a directory for listed biological safety cabinets.
Eagleson Institute
www.eagleson.org
The Eagleson Institute, a nonprofit foundation with a mission to promote the principles and practices of laboratory safety, offers seminars/conferences, produces videotapes and Web-based software, awards scholarships, and sponsors lectures on topics related to biological safety.
World Health Organization
www.who.int/en
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations specialized agency for health. WHO's objective is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. The WHO Web site provides useful information relating to worldwide health risks and control/prevention programs.
Government Agencies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
For information specific to the laboratory setting, see the CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Laboratories (www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/Lab/LAB.HTM). For online access to the publication Biosafety in Microbological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) see the CDC web site (http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl4/bmbl4toc.htm).
Ordering information for the CDC publication Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL): For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Contact GPO by telephone between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST at 1.202.275-3318, by fax at 1.202.512-2250, or on the Internet at bookstore.gpo.gov, or write to: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. GPO, Washington, D.C. 20402. The stock number for this document is 017-040-00547-4.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
www.osha-slc.gov
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers. The OSHA Web site contains a number of reference documents and guidelines for laboratory safety, notably the Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens.
United States Department of Agriculture
www.usda.gov
The mission of The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to enhance the quality of life for the American people by supporting production of agriculture. The USDA Web site contains useful information and guidelines for research, notably for Animal Care in Research and Testing.
National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the federal focal point for health research. The NIH Web site has a great deal of useful information for researchers, notably the Office of Animal Care and Use.
Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov
EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which life depends. EPA provides leadership in the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. A particularly interesting program is Laboratories for the 21st Century (Labs21), a program dedicated to improving the environmental performance of U.S. laboratories.
Department of Homeland Security
www.dhs.gov
The mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to protect the nation against terrorist attacks. Component agencies analyze threats and intelligence, guard our borders and airports, protect our critical infrastructure, and coordinate the response of our nation for future emergencies. DHS provides a number of useful resources regarding biological terrorism threats, prevention, and response.
Health Canada
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/index.html
Health Canada provides national leadership to develop health policy, enforce health regulations, promote disease prevention and enhance healthy living for all Canadians. A particularly useful resource available on the Health Canada site is the Materials Safety Data Sheets for infectious substances.
Professional Organizations
American Biological Safety Association
www.absa.org
The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) promotes biosafety as a scientific discipline and serves the growing needs of biosafety professionals throughout the world. Its goals are to provide a professional association that represents the interests and needs of practitioners of biological safety, and to provide a forum for the continued and timely exchange of biosafety in formation.
Controlled Environment Testing Association
www.cetainternational.org
The Controlled Environment Testing Association (CETA) is devoted to promoting and developing quality assurance within the controlled environment testing industry. Together, professionals from throughout the industry have created a higher standard and a growing non-profit organization. The CETA Web site includes a listing of accredited certifiers.
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
www.aalas.org
The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, (AALAS), advances responsible care and use of laboratory animals to benefit people and animals. AALAS is the premier forum for the exchange of information and expertise in the care and use of laboratory animals.
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
www.ashp.org
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is the national professional association that represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care, and other components of health care systems. The Society has extensive publishing and educational programs available through their Web site.
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
www.ashrae.org
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is an international organization organized for the sole purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration for the public's benefit through research, standards writing, continuing education and publications. Information about ASHRAE programs and publications is available on the Web site.
Trade and Industry Links
Laboratory Products Association
www.lpanet.org
The Laboratory Products Association (LPA) is a trade association that provides a global forum for the exploration of innovative ideas, business practices, and technologies that enhance performance of suppliers of products and services used in research, applied science, and life science industries. The Baker Company is an LPA member; a directory of other member companies is available on the association's Web site.
Victor International
www.victorinternational.com
A manufacturer's representative offering parenteral processing equipment for pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, including equipment from The Baker Company.
Baker Company Education and Resources Library
www.bakerco.com/resources/library
The Baker Company Education and Resources Library includes an index of manuals, technical documentation, newsletters, white papers and reference materials on laboratory safety and clean air technology. Most materials are published in popular .pdf files. Some library materials may require online registration to assist our staff in managing our Internet communications program; thank you in advance for your cooperation and assistance.
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