Health and safety: handling faecal sludge in the Pollution Research Group’s laboratory facilities

Health and safety: handling faecal sludge in the Pollution Research Group’s laboratory facilities

The Pollution Research Group (PRG) is a WASH research laboratory that is well experienced in handling hazardous biological agents. Handling FS requires intricate knowledge of health and safety protocols and good laboratory practices. Safety is the first priority when handling hazardous biological ma...

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Main Authors: Thabiso Zikalala, Merlien Reddy
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Published: 2018
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spelling rr-article-95926132018-01-01T00:00:00Z Health and safety: handling faecal sludge in the Pollution Research Group’s laboratory facilities Thabiso Zikalala (7226066) Merlien Reddy (7226069) untagged The Pollution Research Group (PRG) is a WASH research laboratory that is well experienced in handling hazardous biological agents. Handling FS requires intricate knowledge of health and safety protocols and good laboratory practices. Safety is the first priority when handling hazardous biological materials as these materials could potentially carry infectious pathogens that can cause harm to handlers. Precautions should be taken by all stakeholders involved in sampling, transporting and analysing the biohazardous material. There is still a need to bring awareness to new FS laboratories as employers have the responsibility of educating all employees and researchers exposed to hazardous biological materials. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Conference contribution 2134/35786 https://figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Health_and_safety_handling_faecal_sludge_in_the_Pollution_Research_Group_s_laboratory_facilities/9592613 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Thabiso Zikalala
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Health and safety: handling faecal sludge in the Pollution Research Group’s laboratory facilities
description The Pollution Research Group (PRG) is a WASH research laboratory that is well experienced in handling hazardous biological agents. Handling FS requires intricate knowledge of health and safety protocols and good laboratory practices. Safety is the first priority when handling hazardous biological materials as these materials could potentially carry infectious pathogens that can cause harm to handlers. Precautions should be taken by all stakeholders involved in sampling, transporting and analysing the biohazardous material. There is still a need to bring awareness to new FS laboratories as employers have the responsibility of educating all employees and researchers exposed to hazardous biological materials.
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author Thabiso Zikalala
Merlien Reddy
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Merlien Reddy
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title Health and safety: handling faecal sludge in the Pollution Research Group’s laboratory facilities
title_short Health and safety: handling faecal sludge in the Pollution Research Group’s laboratory facilities
title_full Health and safety: handling faecal sludge in the Pollution Research Group’s laboratory facilities
title_fullStr Health and safety: handling faecal sludge in the Pollution Research Group’s laboratory facilities
title_full_unstemmed Health and safety: handling faecal sludge in the Pollution Research Group’s laboratory facilities
title_sort health and safety: handling faecal sludge in the pollution research group’s laboratory facilities
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