Working in Biosafety Level 3 and 4 Laboratories - A Practical Introduction

The first training manual for staff working in BSL3/4 labs, this book is based on a course that has been approved as a standard throughout the EU.
It covers bio-containment, hazard criteria, the categorization of microbes, technical specifications for BSL-3 and ABSL-3 laboratories, personal protective gear, and shipping BSL-3 and BSL-4 organisms according to UN and IATA regulations. It also examines the efficacy of inactivation procedures, fumigation, learning from a history of lab accidents, handling samples submitted for diagnostic testing, and bridging the gap between the requirements of bio-containment and diagnostics.
The result is a welcome tool for training new personnel, as well as a useful reference for all permanent staff working in BSL3/4 labs.

List of contents

Acknowledgement
Preface
Introduction (Manfred Weidmann)
Laboratory Biosafety in Containment Laboratories (Annette A Kraus and Ali Mirazimi)
Hazard criteria and categegoisation of microbes: Classification systems (Nigel J. Silman)
Technical and practical aspects of BSL-3 laboratories (Frank T. Hufert and Manfred Weidmann)
Animal biosafety level 3 facility - enhancements when dealing with large animals (Abad F.X., Solanes D., Domingo M.)
Personal Protective Equipment (Nigel J Silman)
Shipping of infectious substances according IATA DGR regulations (Mandy Elschner and Martin Heller)
Disinfection and decontamination (Patrick Butaye)
Fumigation of Spaces (Nigel J. Silman)
Learning from a history of laboratory accidents (Manfred Weidmann)
Bridging the gap between requirements of bio-containment and diagnostics (Manfred Weidmann, Frank T.Hufert, Nigel Silman)
Risk Assessment Procedures (Asa Szekely Björndal)
Biosecurity (Juergen Mertsching)
Appendix

Product details

• Assisted by: Patrick Butaye (Editor), Mandy Elschner (Editor), Nigel Silman (Editor), Manfred Weidmann (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2013
• EAN: 9783527334674
• ISBN: 978-3-527-33467-4
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 8 mm x 246 mm
• Weight: 352 g
• Illustrations: 25 SW-Abb., 21 Farbabb.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Microbiology; Mikrobiologie, Medizin, Molekularbiologie, Infektionskrankheit, Life Sciences, EPIDEMIOLOGIE, Biowissenschaften, Medical Science, Infectious Disease & Microbiology, Infektionskrankheiten u. Mikrobiologie, Mikrobiologie u. Virologie, Microbiology & Virology, Molekulare Mikrobiologie, Molecular Microbiology, Biologische Schutzstufe