Containment Level 1: Physical Design and Operational Practices

From Public Health Agency of Canada

Overview

This Guideline provides risk-based biosafety practices for facilities handling Risk Group 1 (RG1) biological material. This guideline provides the foundation upon which all of the biosafety requirements for Containment Levels 2 through 4, as outlined in the Canadian Biosafety Standard (CBS), are established. This guideline updates and replaces all of the recommendations for Containment Level 1 (CL1) originally published in the Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines (LBG), and presents these recommendations in a format similar to the CBS.

Who this guide is for

  • Facilities handling Risk Group 1 biological material
  • Pathogen and Toxin Licence holders
  • Biological Safety Officers

In this guide

Details and history

Published: July 2017

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