Biological safety is a critical requirement when working with or around
infectious disease agents. To prevent exposures and keep staff and
patients safe, laboratories and health care facilities rely on personal
protective equipment, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and
engineering controls. In an instant, however, a single inappropriate
human behavior can negate any of these safeguards.
This reference provides an important call to action for anyone who
relies on safety plans to consider carefully the humans who must follow
those plans. Written by an expert in behavioral biosafety training,
Prepare and Protect offers a common-sense program for addressing
and reducing the risk factors of human behavior. Learn how to
- Examine the safety culture of your organization and its approach to
risk
- Motivate the compliance, adherence to rules, and community thinking
that keep everyone safe
- Evaluate, validate, and verify SOPs and staff competence
- Create safety plans and safety training programs that connect outcomes
to behaviors
- Provide leadership that translates the containment philosophy from
words to actions
The critical message of this book is illustrated and enriched by
personal accounts from infectious disease pioneers, from lab safety
directors and trainers to the researchers and health care workers
directly affected by infectious hazards.
If your work involves pathogenic microbes--whether treating patients in
a hospital emergency department or conducting research in a biosafety
level 2 or higher laboratory--or overseeing those who do these jobs,
this resource will teach you how to develop a culture of biosafety
through behavior.
If you are looking for online access to the latest clinical microbiology
content, please visit www.wiley.com/learn/clinmicronow.
