Regulations, Standards and References

Regulations:

  • Federal Code of Regulations (CFR), Title 29, Labor
  • California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 8, Cal/OSHA Standards
  • California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 24, Part 9, Uniform Fire Code
  • California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, California Building Code
  • CDC Select Agents, Title 42, Chapter I, Part 72 – Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents
  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Handbook 70: National Electric Code
  • California Radiation Control Regulations, Title 17
  • Palo Alto Municipal Code, Title 16, Building Regulations
  • County of Santa Clara Municipal Code Section B11, Chapters XIII and XIV, Hazardous Material and Toxic Gas Storage

Consensus Standards and References:

  • American National Standard for Laboratory Ventilation (ANSI/AIHA Z9.5-2012)
  • American National Standard for Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy (ANSI/ASHRAE 55-1992)
  • State of California, Department of Health Services, Radiologic Health Branch,
  • Guide for the Preparation of Applications for Medical Programs (RH 2010 4/90) (not formally adopted)
  • “Safe Handling of Radioactive Materials”, National Council on Radiation Protection (NBS Handbook 92)
  • “Safe Handling of Radionuclides”, International Atomic Energy Agency, Safety Series No. 1, (1973 ed. is still current as of 1999) (IAEA)
  • CDC-NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th Edition
  • National Institutes of Health Design Requirements Manual, December 12, 2016
  • National Research Council (2011) Prudent Practices in the Laboratory