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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) 
1. Center for Disease Control (CDC) 
Dr. John Richardson, Director of CDC's Office of Biosafety, 
said that section 361 of the Public Health Service Act 
offered some potential for regulating recombinant DNA. CDC 
regulations, he said, applied to etiological agents. Some 
recombinant DNA might not have any relation to etiological 
agents and thus might not be subject to CDC authorities. 
2. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
Dr. John Finklea, Director of NIOSH, said that his organization 
recommended "standards" for OSHA to enforce. The NIH Guide- 
lines could be the basis for a "standard", he said. He 
focused most of his comments on the hazards to the persons 
working with recombinant DNA. He suggested that there be: 
a. a central registry of laboratories, workers, and research 
projects connected with recombinant DNA and that these 
records be kept for 30 years so that follow-up studies 
could be conducted; 
b. medical examinations for workers before and during 
recombinant DNA projects; 
c. informed consent by workers; 
d. DNA markers in order to ease the difficulties of bio- 
monitoring; and 
e. special health insurance since workmen's compensation 
might be inadequate in this situation. 
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