Level is required for work with dangerous and exotic agents which pose a high individual risk of aerosol-transmitted laboratory infections and life-threatening disease. Members of the lab staff have specific and thorough training in handling extremely hazardous infectious agents; and they understand the primary and secondary containment functions of the standard and special practices, the containment equipment, and the laboratory design characteristics. They are supervised by competent scientists who are trained and experienced in working with the agents mentioned above. The laboratory director strictly controls access to the laboratory. The facility is either in a separate building or in a controlled area within the building, which is completely isolated from all other areas of the building. A specific facility operations manual is prepared or adopted.

What are some of the advantages of a high-level disinfectant hydrogen peroxide?

The primary purpose of biosafety is:

Use of a Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) is appropriate in the following situations EXCEPT:

HEPA filters can act as combustible material during an uncontrolled fire inside the biosafety cabinet.

Disinfection reduces the number of organisms on the surface of an item, but proper sterilization eliminates or destroys all organisms on the surface of an item or in a fluid.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are directions for performing test procedures ensuring safety and safety of specimens. 

You receive a blood specimen that appears to have its cap ajar, but no spill has occurred.   Do you reject this specimen right away? [A1] What do you do with this specimen? [A2]

Disinfection is the process of:

Match the description to the appropriate step in regards to fire extinguisher operation.