BSL4 Involving agents of moderate hazard to personnel and minimal to environment oIncludes various bacteria and viruses that cause only mild disease to humans oExamples oHepatitis A B and C o W ID: 938445
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BSL4 Involve working with agents not known to cause disease
o!Minimal hazard to human and the environment o!Work is gen
erally conducted on open bench tops using standard microbiol
ogical practices o! Examples of organisms handled o!Non pat
hogenic Escherichia coli !Involving agents of moderate haza
rd to personnel and minimal to environment o!Includes variou
s bacteria and viruses that cause only mild disease to human
s o!Examples: o!Hepatitis A, B and C o Work with dangerous a
nd exotic agents that pose a high individual and moderate w
ork with dangerous and exotic agents that pose a high indivi
dual and environmental risk o!Examples o!Ebola virus o!Lassa
virus o!Marburg virus o!use of positive pressure personal s
uit, with a segregated air supply, is mandatory o!will conta
in Personal protection o!Product protection o!Contamination
free o!Environmental protection http://labsg.org/2012Biosaf
ety.pdf No production protection o!Inward airflow protects w
orker o!Exhaust to outside o!With/without HEPA filters http:
//labsg.org/2012Biosafety.pdf No re-circulated air o!Provide
biological and chemical containment working with biohazar
d ; following any spill Daily ; immediately after working w
ith biohazard;, following any spill Eating and drinking Per
mitted only in designated clean areas Permitted only in des
ignated clean areas Not permitted Not permitted Lab coats R
ecommended Required Wraparound disposable clothing require
d for all workers Wraparound disposable clothing required f
or all workers Permitted with fly screens Permitted with f
ly screens Not permitted Not permitted Laboratory separated
from general public Not required Not required Restricted Ac
cess Only Restricted Access Only Medical surveillance Requi