Pressure, Volume, and Directional Airflow Objectives
By Randy Kray, AIA
The purpose of directional airflow is the protection of people and the environment where there has been an airborne release of an infectious agent.
Certification of Containment Equipment and Facilities
By Jon Crane, AIA, LEED AP
Certification — confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence.
Stuck on You: Bloodborne Pathogens - Part 2
By Vince McLeod, CIH, Glenn R. Ketcham, CIH
We want to delve into the OSHA BBP standard a little further by examining the elements of an ECP a little closer.
What's That Industrial Engineer Doing in My Vivarium?
By Ken Lepidi, D. Brian Lucid
The use of industrial engineering practices and 3D simulation in the development of new or renovated vivariums, provides a means of maximizing holding room densities while identifying the most efficient use of manpower in animal husbandry and colony management.
Implementing a Medical Surveillance Program for Animal Care Staff
By Debra Sharpe, MPH, CCHO, RBP
Medical surveillance programs protect both employees and institutions.
Working for CROs that Specialize in Biocontainment and Biosafety
By Stacy Pritt, DVM, MBA, MS, CPIA
Biocontainment is a unique area of operations for Contract Research Organizations.
Perspectives on Pre-Clinical Outsourcing in China
By Jayne Mackta
Mark Twain has been credited with the oft-quoted observation that “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” In the Internet age, lies travel much faster, and they lose little, if any of their punch in translation.
Here's Crud in Your Eye!
By Vince McLeod, CIH, Glenn R. Ketcham, CIH
For those in animal facilities or in support spaces, emergency showers and eyewash stations provide the means for immediate decontamination.
Observations on the State of Containment
By Jon Crane, AIA, LEED AP
There are a number of factors driving both the need for biocontainment and the specifics of facilities. There is debate over how much biocontainment can effectively be brought online and recognition over the stretching of resources required.
Primary Engineering Control Considerations in a Level 3 Animal Research Facility
By Scott Christensen
Any consideration of primary engineering controls in a Level 3 animal facility needs to maximize the safety of the researchers and the protection of the animals as a priority.
TurnKey Modular Vivarium Design
By Meg Wilson
The Modular Laboratory Solution: What’s Similar, What’s Unique, and What’s New?
Biocontainment's Top 10
By Jon Crane, AIA, LEED AP
While never as simple as 1,2,3, some important “lessons learned” in biocontainment facility planning and design can help work the numbers in your favor.
Why Containment and Proper Hood Use is Important in Animal Science Laboratories
By Douglas B. Walters, Ray Ryan, Sai Kotha
The planning, design, construction, and commissioning of biocontainment facilities is difficult and complex for many reasons.These reasons include complying with regulations and guidelines, accomplishing the work mission, identifying potentially hazardous agents, performing a risk assessment on the proposed agents and operations, providing an environment free from worker, environmental exposure, and doing all this within budget restraints.
Careful, Watch Your Step!
By Vince McLeod, CIH, Glenn R. Ketcham, CIH
The Safety Guys alert you to the potential significant physical hazards present in the workplace including conditions and situations that might lead to slips, trips, and falls as well as the constant threat of bites, scratches, and injuries from handling animals.
How Do Air Showers Fit Into A Contamination Reduction Plan?
By Chris Cosgrove
Just how effective are air showers? How are they used? Must they be used with a change of garment or are they effective with street clothes?
