Antje is on vacation this week and will respond to the below questions when
she returns.

At 04:01 PM 6/20/02 -0500, you wrote:
>We are a non-medical University. I am looking for information about
>procedures for drawing blood and lab safety.
>
>Does the person drawing the blood have to be a technician/phlebotomist?  Is
>there a certification/registration/licensing process?
>
>What about lab safety issues like sharps containers, handling of blood in
>tubes, handling blood spills?  I heard that OSHA training is required for
>all persons who handle blood -- true?
>
>What about storing the blood (whether for minutes or hours)?
>
>Any information you can provide is greatly appreciated!
>
>Domenica
>Domenica G. Pappas, CRA
>Associate Director
>Office of Sponsored Research and Programs
>Illinois Institute of Technology
>3300 S. Federal Street
>Main Building, Room 301H
>Chicago, IL 60616-3793
>
>Phone:  (312) 567-3035
>Fax:    (312) 567-6980
>Email:  xxxxxx@iit.edu
>
>web:            www.iit.edu
>
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University of Connecticut
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Storrs, CT   06269-4133

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