High-Containment Laboratories

Download or read book High-Containment Laboratories written by Marcia Crosse and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-22 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safety lapses at federal high-containment laboratories in 2014 and 2015 raised concerns about federal departments' oversight of these laboratories. Such laboratories work with hazardous biological agents to develop measures to protect public and animal health and the food supply against these agents. This report examines (1) the extent to which federal agencies have comprehensive and up-to-date policies for managing biological agents in these laboratories; (2) how they oversee laboratories; and (3) the extent to which the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Defense (DOD) have implemented recommendations from laboratory safety reviews. Tables. This is a print on demand report.