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DHHS Select Agent Final Rule
CDC Correspondence to ABSA
regarding Final Rule(MSWord 48k)
USDA Select Agent Final Rule (PDF 333KB)
USDA Select Agent Final Rule (PDF 333KB)
ABSA Alliance with OSHA
ABSA Comments Regarding the Draft Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan
ABJ Article - OSHA Infectious Dose White Paper (PDF, 188k)
ABSA Comments Regarding Operational Issues of the CDC Select Agent Program
CDC Response to ABSA Comments Regarding the CDC Select Agent Program
ABSA Comments Regarding National Committee of Clinical Laboratory
Standard, NM29-3A, Protection of Laboratory Workers from
Occupationally-Acquired Infections
ABJ Article - Online Resource: The Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) Web Site
on Legionnaires' Disease Bacteria (LDB)
NIH Genetic Modification Clinical Research Information System (GeMCRIS)
NIH OBA has launched a new GeMCRIS database which can be an important
tool for ABSA members that serve on IBCs that are reviewing human gene
transfer trials.
World Health Organization Laboratory Biosafety Manual
2nd edition, revised.
ABSA Comments on CDC Select Agent Rule
- a letter written by Barbara Johnson, Ph.D., RBP, President, ABSA,
5 February 2003
Just released: Selected full-text biosecurity articles from the ABSA Anothology of Biosafety series:
Security Considerations for Microbiological and Biomedical Facilities 
Understanding, Assessing, and Communicating Topics Related to Risk in Biomedical Research Facilities 
Interim Final Rule: CDC; Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; 42 CFR Part 73 
Interim Rule: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Possession, Use, and Transfer of Biological Agents and Toxins 
Laboratory Security and Emergency Response Guidance for Laboratories Working with Select Agents -MMWR 51(RR19) 
23 Sept 2002 - The American Biological Safety Association is pleased to announce a new alliance with the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). ABSA and OSHA share the common
goal of protecting health, and preventing illness and injury in the workplace. The agreement calls for ABSA and OSHA to share technical information and best practices on biological safety...
Read more (PDF 40KB)
Health Canada Revisions
a letter written by Debra Hunt, DrPh, RBP, CBSP,
Past-President, ABSA,
4 March 2002
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