Cram 7 Flashcards
According to the BIMBL who is responsible for providing or arranging the appropriate training on potential hazards and techniques when working with infectious agents?
Who is responsible for assessing risks and applying the appropriate BSL
Lab director
Ag guide
Young animals should be protected from drafts. Air speed should not exceed ______ m/s (_______ft/min)
0.25, 50
The vent rate should prevent indoor T from exceeding outdoor by ______ when the T is above _______ for small animals. And above _______for larger ones
3 C/ 5 F
32 C/ 90 F
25 C/ 78 F
Ammonia is ideally _____ and should not exceed _____
Hydrogen sulfide ideally _____, not exceed _______
Carbon monoxide not exceed _________
Methane not exceed ___________
10ppm, 25ppm
10ppm, 50ppm
150ppm
50,000ppm
Dust limits for an 8 hr work day without masks
5mg/m3 for particle size less than 5um and 15 total
IBC committee membership
Min 5
2 unaffiliated
An expert in animal containment principles must be a member where work described in appendix Q occurs, plant expert of P
The BSO must be a voting member if rDNA at BSL 3 or higher or large scale work will be done
Natural dry ingredient food ok for
Purified and chem defined ok for
6 mo after manufacture, 21 C 70 F below 50% humidity
Less than 6 mo, 4 C or lower
Automatic watering systems should be ___ to prevent buildup of microorganisms
Flush with large volumes of water
Flush with chemical plus rinse
Filters, uv lights or other devices in a constant recirculating system
Per the guide, Enclosures, and accessories such as tops should be sanitized _______
Solid bottom cages, bottles, and sipper tubes _______
2 weeks
1 week
HVAC maintain T and humidity within
+/-1 C +/- 2 F
10% 30-70%
T is best regulated by having control over each ______
Accomplished by each space having a _______
Valves fail in the _______ position
Avoid steam coils
Holding space
Reheat coil
Closed
Exceptions to a U.S. Gov’t principle must be made by the
IACUC
Where can guidance about the U.S. Govt principles by found per the PHS?
The guide
Per PHS, if the IACUC suspends a procedure involving animals, what are they required to do?
Give a full explanation to OLAW
Take appropriate corrective action
Research facilities that obtain dogs and cats from sources OTHER THAN dealers, exhibitors, and persons who are exempt from licensing, must hold them for ____ days, not including the day of acquisition or transport.
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