[3] Employers have a responsibility to protect their workers from harm regardless of whether a substance-specific standard exists, and control banding serves as a proactive approach to fulfilling this duty.
RISKOFDERM was a project funded by the EU to develop a toolkit to assess the adequacy of control measures in place to protect against substances which could cause adverse dermal effects (i.e. irritation, burns, sensitization)[4] The toolkit was published in a paper version by the Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo in Spain.
The user's answers will generate recommendations that vary from taking no additional action to stopping work immediately until the exposure can be reduced.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have established Biosafety Label Levels as a set of precautions to utilize when working with biological agents.
It also provides a standardized method of ensuring that a laboratory has appropriate controls in place prior to receiving authorization to begin new research projects.