Determined Aggressor Assessment
By Sean A. Ahrens, CPP, CSC
How can we measure the effectiveness of a security program without having an incident?
Designing With Security In Mind
By Richard Connelly
Globalising animal rights issues and the targeting of secondary and tertiary targets means that all animal laboratory organisations must make security a top priority during the design/build process.
New Fire Protection Code Will Impact Animal Facilities
By Mark Fitzgerald, Jon Crane, AIA, LEED AP
Implementation of NFPA 150 in its current form will have widespread space planning impacts, cost implications, and could functionally prohibit the use of common protocols and equipment within laboratory related Animal Housing Facilities.
More on Biocontainment Security
By Jon Crane, AIA, LEED AP
In dealing with the design and operations of facilities that handle hazardous biological organisms, consistent and objective guidance, rules, and regulations are critical.
Security and Risk
By Jon Crane, AIA, LEED AP
Biosafety and biocontainment considerations have historically been based on risk assessment. Risk assessment in biocontainment has had a subjective component that makes it difficult to measure.
Transportation of Research Animals
By Moshe Shalev, MSc, VMD, DACLAM
In recent years, the volume of biomedical research involving animals has increased, and along with it, the demand for the safe transportation of research animals.
Working with Contract Research Organizations
By Stacy Pritt, DVM, MBA, MS, CPIA
Contract Research Organizations (CROs) are companies with a base business of providing clients (known as Sponsors) with research services on a project or contractual basis.
Regulation Update - May/June 2008
By Moshe Shalev, MSc, VMD, DACLAM
SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE GUIDE FOR PROTECTING SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCH
Regulation Update - Nov/Dec 2007
By Moshe Shalev, MSc, VMD, DACLAM
APHIS TO REVISE ITS LIST OF SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS; AVMA PUBLISHES NEW GUIDELINES FOR EUTHANATIZING ANIMALS; U.S. IS FREE OF CANINE RABIES; EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, COMMISSION, TO BAN EXPERIMENTS ON PRIMATES
Animal Biosafety Level 3: Effective Strategies to Safeguard Facilities and Personnel
By Brad Fisher, AA, LATG, Melissa Williams, BS,LATG, James Magrath, LATG
The need for Animal Biosafety Level (ABSL) 3 and 4 facilities has been identified as a high priority by research institutions nationwide. The critical nature of research performed within these facilities is emphasized by the level of work performed and the risk of exposure.
Regulation Update -Sept 2007
By Moshe Shalev, MSc, VMD, DACLAM
On June 6, 2007, the Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology approved H.R. 1717 to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility.
The Zealotry Factor
By Douglas Page
When it comes to security, lab managers must match the zeal of the threat with equal animus.
Door and Hardware Options for Vivaria
By Erik Mollo-Christensen, AIA, Jessica Zlotogura Tsymbal, AIA, LEED
Proper selection of vivarium door hardware is a continuing challenge for owners and architects. Operational flexibility, heavy traffic, and increasingly stringent security needs have made the process challenging.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Facilities
By Jon Crane, AIA, LEED AP, Jonathan Richmond, Scott Reitlein, Ross Ferries, Sandro Bressi
The potential threat of avian flu and the need for appropriate facilities to work with strains of HPAI raise design issues of protection and timely development.
Vivarium Security: The Key to Vivarium Management
By Eric Edstrom, William Edstrom, Jr.
Controlling and managing an animal facility starts with security. Clearly, the welfare of animals and integrity of the research requires well planned access control.
Independent Monitoring Systems: A Need For Animal Care Facilities
By Elizabeth Matt
An independent environmental monitoring system puts the control of the animal care facility into the hands of the investigators, the director, and the staff.