title: General laboratory safety in the physician office laboratory.
abstract: It is the laboratory's legal responsibility to ensure safety in the workplace. However, safety is everyone's responsibility. Knowledge of the various safety regulations from OSHA and CLIA, as well as those required by accreditation organizations, is necessary to minimize risk and avoid serious adverse outcomes to patients and employees. The quality and efficiency of a laboratory is a function of laboratory safety.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards*; D007587:Job Description; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010824:Physicians' Offices; D011482:Protective Devices; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States; D016635:Universal Precautions