CONTAINMENT STANDARDS FOR VETERINARY FACILITIES

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1. INTRODUCTION

2. ANIMAL PATHOGEN CONTAINMENT LEVELS

3. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
   3.1 LABORATORIES
   3.2 SMALL ANIMAL FACILITIES
   3.3 LARGE ANIMAL FACILITIES
   3.4 HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERS
   3.5 FURNISHINGS

4. FUME HOODS

5. BIOLOGICAL SAFETY CABINETS
   5.1 CLASSES OF BIOLOGICAL SAFETY CABINETS
   5.2 INSTALLATION AND CERTIFICATION

6. OPERATIONAL PRACTICES
   6.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
   6.2 LABORATORIES
   6.3 ANIMAL FACILITIES
   6.4 POST-MORTEM ROOMS
   6.5 DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES

7. CERTIFICATION
   7.1 ROOM INTEGRITY
   7.2 AIR HANDLING SYSTEM
   7.3 LABORATORY SERVICES

8. REFERENCES