Additional serum specimens may be collected periodically, depending on the agents handled or the function of the laboratory. The program provides for the testing of serum samples at each collection interval and the communication of results to the participants. A biosafety manual is prepared or adopted. Personnel are advised of special hazards and are required to read and to follow instructions on practices and procedures. Laboratory personnel receive appropriate training on the potential hazards associated with the work involved, the necessary precautions to prevent exposures, and the exposure evaluation procedures.
Personnel receive annual updates, or additional training as necessary for procedural changes.
Personnel enter and leave the facility only through the clothing change and shower rooms, and shower each time they leave the facility. Personnel use the airlocks to enter or leave the laboratory only in an emergency. Personal clothing is removed in the outer clothing change room and kept there. Complete laboratory clothing, including under garments, pants and shirts or jumpsuits, shoes, and gloves, is provided and used by all personnel entering the facility. When leaving the laboratory and before proceeding into the shower area, personnel remove their laboratory clothing in the inner change room.