Other Regulations

Below are the other regulations governing biological safety laboratories in Boston. ​Regulatory Agent  ​Regulations/Guidelines ​Boston Fire Department ​Laboratory Registration Guide Laboratory Registration Form Laboratory Safety & Security Best Practices Guidelines ​Massachusetts Department of Public Health ​105 CMR 480.000: Minimum Requirements for the Management of Medical or Biological Waste (State Sanitary Code Chapter VIII) 105 CMR 300.000: Reportable Diseases, Surveillance, and Isolation and Quarantine Requirements 105 CMR 120.00: The Control of Radiation. ​Federal ​Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), 6th Edition (CDC/NIH) NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recomninant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (NIH Guidelines) OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) OSHA Laboratory Standard (29 CFR 1910.1450). Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: General Duty Clause (Section 5).  Select Agents Regulations United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): 42 CFR Part 72 (Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents), and 42 CFR Part 73 (Select Agents and Toxins)    United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): 7 CFR Part 331 and 9 CFR Part 121 (Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins).