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
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Physical Design Features
- Chapter 3 - Operational Practices
- Chapter 4 - Glossary
- Chapter 5 - References and Resources
Details and history
Published: July 2017
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