General Guidelines - doe-hdbk-1106-97

DOE-HDBK-1106-97

5. Provide as much physical separation as possible between

Instructor's Notes

classes.

Note: EPA carcinogen

designations are as

6. Biohazards should be properly labeled and may be stored

follows:

as one group.

EPA-A Human

Carcinogen: sufficient

7. Class B and C carcinogens should be properly labeled and

evidence from epidemiologic

stored with their chemical family.

studies to support a casual

association between exposure

8. Store Class A carcinogens in the glovebox or another

and cancer.

regulated area.

EPA-B Probable Human

Carcinogen: weight of

evidence of human

carcinogenicity based on

epidemiologic studies is

limited; agents for which

weight of evidence of

carcinogenicity based on

animal studies is sufficient.

Two subgroups: B1: Limited

evidence of

carcinogenicity from

epidemiologic studies;

B2: Sufficient evidence

from animal studies;

inadequate evidence or no

data from epidemiologic

studies.