Facilities, Compliance & Environmental Health Safety
B+labs provides Best-in-Class comprehensive laboratory support services that meet or exceed expected industry design and operational standards while ensuring a healthful, safe and compliant work environment.
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Facilities
This Facilities Services Policy describes the types of support services offered and equipment maintenance responsibilities and expectations.
EHS Operations & Programs
B+labs Environmental Health & Safety Program includes access to highly experienced EHS professionals and support for tenants to develop company-specific programs that will ensure all employees are operating in a safe, healthful and compliant work environment.
Topics Include:
- Required Plans & Training
- Permitting Assistance
- Regulatory Compliance
EHS Regulatory Compliance
All tenants shall operate in a manner that is compliant with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies. It is the responsibility of the tenant to ensure all employees are trained appropriately and requisite personal protective is available and used.
B+labs maintains all applicable Environmental Health & Safety Polices. They may be used as a benchmark/template for Residents to incorporate into your programs.
If Resident companies wish to utilize B+labs policies presented on this page as their own:
- The Fundamentals of Lab Safety Course must be completed.
- All policies and procedures must be reviewed including B+labs EHS Manual, Emergency Protocols and Waste Management. When reviewed, complete the B+labs EHS Compliance Quiz.
- It is the responsibility of resident companies to ensure all employees are offered and receive applicable vaccinations in accordance with the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.
- If handling human source materials, training must occur annually.
- All employee training and vaccination records must be maintained by the resident company.
B+labs reserves the right to audit tenant laboratory spaces and respective EHS regulatory documentation. Items addressed, if applicable will include:
- Biological safety/OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
- Chemical Hygiene
- Hazardous/Infectious Waste Management
- Emergency Action Plans
- Compressed Gas Safety
- Hazard Communication
- Laser Safety
- Radiation Safety
- Hazardous Materials Shipping
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- General Physical Hazards
- Other Recognized Hazards
- Training Documentation
Aside from inspections, if there are apparent issues that may be an immediate threat to life and health, and/or compliance matters that merit urgent attention, tenants shall address them in a satisfactory and timely manner.
Upon request, Tenants shall provide chemical inventory information to B+labs to satisfy regulatory compliance requirements.
EHS Manual
Manual contains the following:
- Overall Lab Safety Expectations
- Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Chemical Segregation & Storage
- Biosafety
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Exposure Control Plan
- Vaccination Requirements
- Hepatitis B Vaccination Acceptance/Declination Form
- Example Lab Hazard Analysis
Emergency Protocols: Fire, etc.
Please find the B+labs and Cira Centre Emergency Action Plan here:
EHS Compliance Quiz
Quiz must be completed to satisfy training requirements.
Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety
Completion of this module is mandatory to receive credit for completion of B+labs EHS training.
Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety
You must create an individual OneLab Reach Account. There is no cost for this.
When completed, download the training certificate and forward it to bob.rovinsky@blabscira.com.
When you have reviewed all B+labs EHS information on this page and completed the training module, click the acknowledgment on the bottom of this page.
EHS Education and Certification Providers/Resources
Chemical Inventory and Safety Data Sheets (Company-Specific Log-In)
Prudent Practices in the Laboratory
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.
CDC Laboratory Safety Training
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Hazardous Chemicals
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (Ethanol Permit to Purchase)
Shipping Hazardous Materials - Biologicals/Dry Ice
Preferred Occupational Medicine/Health Services and Additional Resources