Dead animals are transported from the animal room to the incinerator in leakproof covered containers. Animals not involved in the work being performed are not permitted in the lab. Personal protective equipment is used for all activities involving manipulations of infectious materials or infected animals. Front-button laboratory coats are unsuitable. Protective gowns should be appropriately contained until decontamination or disposal.
Personnel wear gloves when handling infected animals.
Gloves are removed aseptically and autoclaved with other animal room wastes before disposal. Boots, shoe covers, or other protective footwear, and disinfectant footbaths are available and used when indicated. Physical containment devices and equipment appropriate for the animal species are used for all procedures and manipulations of infectious materials or infected animals. The animal facility is designed and constructed to facilitate cleaning and housekeeping, and is separated from areas which are open to unrestricted personnel traffic within the building. Passage through two sets of doors is the basic requirement for entry into the animal room from access corridors or other contiguous areas.