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To ensure the occupational safety of our personnel working with the SARS-CoV-2 virus or clinical specimens from suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases, reasonable precautions must be taken to ensure such material is handled in a safe manner in laboratories appropriately equipped to be performing the research.

This document explains the University's approach to providing occupational health support for biomedical research. An occupational health program that supports staff with access to biological hazards, such as infectious agents or toxins, should aim to alleviate the risk of adverse health consequences due to potential exposures to biohazards in the workplace. Health services should be risk-based and tailored to meet the needs of individual staff and the research institution.