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The management, design and operation of microbiological containment laboratories.

Overview

This latest guidance from The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens gives detailed technical information on the design, management and operation of containment laboratories, especially Containment Levels 2 and 3. The guidance expands and explains the legal requirements set out in the biological agents provisions of COSHH, with particular attention to how these requirements influence design, construction and operation of laboratories. This guidance replaces that given in ACDP 'Categorisation of biological agents according to hazard and categories of containment' and supplements that given in 'Working safely with research animals: Management of infection risks'. Contents: Introduction; Health and safety management in microbiological containment laboratories; General principles of the design and operation of microbiological containment laboratories; Principal requirements for Containment Level 2 and 3 laboratories; Appendices.

Notes

Loose leaf. Supersedes 'Categorisation of biological agents according to hazard and categories of containment' ISBN 0717610381 which superseded earlier editions published with ISBN 0118855646, 0118837613 previously entitled, Categoriation of pathogens according to hazard and categories of containment. This publication was updated by a second supplement, MISC208 which superseded the 1998 supplement MISC118

Author
HSC, Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens
Date of Publication
2001
Publisher
HSE Books
Length
69 pages
Format
Book
ISBN
9780717620340
Copyright Status
Public Sector
The management, design and operation of microbiological containment laboratories.
GBP9.50