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Safety Standards & Operating Procedures ( SSOPs)

If you require this document please email shawm@mail.nih.gov for a PDF electronic copy.

Laboratory Safety Monograph A Supplement to the NIH Guidelines for Recombinant DNA Research1-2-1979

The information provided in this monograph is based on established principles of laboratory safety, expert opinion, and experience in dealing safely with infectious disease organisms in diagnostic and research laboratories.