| A. Containment measures
| B. Level of Containment
|
| 2 | 3
| 4 |
| 1. Isolation of laboratory (environmental and functional isolation from general traffic)
| No | recommended | Yes
|
| 2. Inward airflow and outward airflow must be filtered through a HEPA filter or similar
| No | Yes just on outward airflow
| Yes |
| 3. Access must be limited to authorised personnel
| recommended | Yes | Yes, through a compensation chamber
|
| 4. Room sealable for decontamination |
No | recommended | Yes
|
| 5. Specific disinfection procedures |
Yes | Yes | Yes
|
| 6. The working area must be kept under negative pressure
| No | recommended | Yes
|
| 7. Effective control of vectors, eg rodents and insects
| recommended | Yes | Yes
|
| 8. Water-repellent surfaces, easy to clean
| yes, for benches | yes, for benches and floor
| Yes for benches, furniture, walls floor and ceiling
|
| 9. Surfaces resistant to acids, alkali, solvents, disinfectants
| recommended | Yes | Yes
|
| 10. Safe storage for biological agents |
Yes | Yes | Yes, biological safety cabinets
|
| 11. Personnel safety monitoring capability egwindow, CCTV
| recommended | recommended |
Yes |
| 12. Laboratories need to contain all the necessary equipment
| No | recommended | Yes
|
| 13. Infected materials, including animals, need to be handled in safety booths, insulators or other appropriate containers
| Where appropriate | Yes, in case of airborne infections
| Yes |
| 14. Animal carcass incinerator | recommended
| Yes (available) | Yes, on site
|
| 15. Equipment and procedures for waste treatment
| Yes | Yes | Yes, with sterilisation
|
| 16. Effluent treatment | No
| Optional | Optional |
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