The survey findings also indicated lack of adherence with safe practices for transferring liquid antineoplastic drugs. Forty-five percent of nurses and thirty-two percent of pharmacy practitioners responded that they did not use engineering controls such as a closed-system drug transfer device, a needleless system, or a glove box when transferring drugs to dosing equipment. In response to a question about practices related to priming I.V. tubing for antineoplastic drugs, two-thirds of nurses and nearly a quarter of pharmacy practitioners indicated that they did not always prime inside a ventilated cabinet. In addition, nearly 20 percent of nurses and 30 percent of pharmacy practitioners said that they had primed tubing with the drugs themselves, a practice that may cause the drug to drip from the tubing, potentially contaminating the work area. A recommended administrative control is to prime tubing with a non-drug-containing liquid. NIOSH urges employers to ensure that workers who handle these drugs are initially and periodically trained and that they know how to use engineering controls and personal protective equipment. Employers should also ensure that safe-handling procedures reflecting national guidelines are in place, along with medical surveillance, exposure monitoring, and other administrative controls. For more information, read NIOSH’s press release. AIHA members can access the full text of the JOEH article “Adherence to Precautionary Guidelines for Compounding Antineoplastic Drugs: A Survey of Nurses and Pharmacy Practitioners” by logging in to the AIHA Member Center and following the link to the journal site under “Resources.”