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BS ISO 15190:2003

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Medical laboratories. Requirements for safety
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

03-03-2020

Language(s)

English

Published date

11-12-2003

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Risk group classification
5 Management requirements
   5.1 Management responsibilities
   5.2 Management of staff health
6 Designing for safety
   6.1 Preliminary considerations
   6.2 General design requirements
   6.3 Physical conditions
7 Staffing, procedures, documentation, inspection and records
   7.1 Laboratory Safety Officer
   7.2 Procedures
   7.3 Safety programme audits and inspection
   7.4 Safety manual
   7.5 Records
8 Identification of hazards
9 Reporting of incidents, injury, accidents and
   occupational illnesses
10 Training
11 Personnel responsibilities
   11.1 Food, drink and like substances
   11.2 Cosmetics, hair, beards and jewellery
   11.3 Immunization status
   11.4 Personal property
   11.5 Festive decorations
12 Clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE),
   including gloves, eye, face, foot and
   respiratory protection
   12.1 Protective clothing in the laboratory
   12.2 Protective clothing outside the laboratory
   12.3 Face and body protection
   12.4 Gloves
   12.5 Footwear
   12.6 Respiratory protection
   12.7 Handwashing
   12.8 Training
   12.9 Equipment
   12.10 Eyewash stations
   12.11 Emergency showers
13 Good housekeeping practices
14 Safe work practices
   14.1 Safe work practices with all material of
         biological origin
   14.2 Special requirements for working in
         microbiology laboratories
15 Aerosols
16 Microbiological safety cabinets, chemical safety hoods and cabinets
17 Chemical safety
   17.1 Measures to avoid chemical contamination
   17.2 Emergency measures applicable when chemical
         contamination has occurred
   17.3 Discarded chemicals
18 Radiation safety
   18.1 Radionuclides
   18.2 Radiation protection advisors, officers, and supervisors
   18.3 Workplace monitoring
   18.4 UV and laser light sources (including light
         from high-intensity sources)
   18.5 Microwave equipment
19 Fire precautions
   19.1 Construction
   19.2 Secondary exits
   19.3 Alarm systems
   19.4 Fire risk reduction strategies
   19.5 Storage of flammable materials
   19.6 Fire safety training programmes
   19.7 Firefighting equipment
20 Emergency evacuations
21 Electrical equipment
22 Transport of samples
23 Waste disposal
Annex A (informative) Action-plan outline for implementation
                      of this International Standard
Annex B (informative) Laboratory safety audit
Annex C (informative) Decontamination, cleaning and
                      disinfection following a spillage
Bibliography

Defines requirements for safe practices in the medical laboratory.

Committee
CH/212
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 00/565541 DC (11/2003)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
48
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 15190:2003 Identical

IEC 61010-2-051:2015 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-051: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for mixing and stirring
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IEC TR 61010-3-051:1999 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 3-051: Conformity verification report for IEC 61010-2-051, Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for mixing and stirring
CLSI M29 A2 : 2ED 2001 PROTECTION OF LABORATORY WORKERS FROM OCCUPATIONALLY ACQUIRED INFECTIONS
ISO 15189:2012 Medical laboratories — Requirements for quality and competence
IEC 61010-2-032:2012 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-032: Particular requirements for hand-held and hand-manipulated current sensors for electrical test and measurement
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ISO/IEC Guide 63:2012 Guide to the development and inclusion of safety aspects in International Standards for medical devices
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IEC 61010-2-045:2000 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-045: Particular requirements for washer disinfectors used in medical, pharmaceutical, veterinary and laboratory fields
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CLSI GP5 A : 1993 CLINICAL LABORATORY WASTE MANAGEMENT<br>
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IEC 61010-2-061:2015 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-061: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization
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CLSI GP17 A : 1ED 96 CLINICAL LABORATORY SAFETY
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