| Document ID (ISN) | 69555 |
| CIS number |
97-1356 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1377-1 |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE C50
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) |
| Title |
Working safely with research animals: Management of infection risks |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, July 1997. vi, 55p. 17 ref. Price: GBP 7.95. |
| Abstract |
Recommendations for the prevention of infections due to contact with laboratory animals. Contents: survey of the hazards (with a table presenting the specific diseases (zoonoses) spread by different species of laboratory animals); control measures - containment and operating procedures; Animal Containment Levels 1-4; decontamination and waste disposal. In appendices: legislation (in the UK) and local rules; information, instruction and training; emergency procedures; genetic modification; containment of invertebrates. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; experimental animals; biological hazards; infectious diseases; zoonoses |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
genetic engineering; safety guides; legislation; containment |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Zoonoses
Animal hazards
Biological hazards
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
|
