1、 DOD MANUAL 6055.18 SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL LABORATORIES Originating Component:Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Effective:August 11,2020 Releasability:Cleared for public release.Available on the Directives Division Website at https:/www
2、.esd.whs.mil/DD/.Reissues and Cancels:DoD 6055.18-M,“Safety Standards for Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories,”May 11,2010 Approved by:Thomas A.Constable,Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Purpose:In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.11 and the April 10,201
3、9 Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum,and the guidance in DoD Instructions(DoDIs)6055.01 and 6055.05,this issuance assigns responsibilities and prescribes technical safety requirements for the DoD to use,handle,transport,transfer,store,and dispose of infectious agents and toxins(IAT):In DoD labor
4、atories rated at biosafety level(BSL)-2,animal biosafety level(ABSL)-2,and higher(not including clinical laboratories).Used in microbiological laboratories in biomedical and biological research settings,microbiology teaching laboratories,public health laboratories,and veterinary reference laboratori