Download Why Now…….Why Here June 25, 2007

National Emerging Infectious
Diseases Laboratories
Is the Building Safe ?
July 9, 2007
Presenters
David Flynn
Assistant Vice President, Facilities Management
Ara Tahmassian Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Research Compliance
Foundations of Safety
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Build on the experience of similar facilities and
operations
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Nearly 90 years of experience at 6 existing BSL-4 facilities
in North America with no releases or community incidents
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Continuously looking to improve design and
construction.
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Operating procedures based on best practices and
government (CDC/NIH) standards
Building Design
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Experienced design team
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Refined proven engineering systems from
previously constructed CDC and NIH facilities
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System redundancies
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Building automation control systems
Maintaining Safety
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Building design, systems and engineering
controls
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Administrative controls
Administrative Controls
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Laboratories licensed in accordance with the new
Boston Public Health Commission and Center for
Disease Control regulatory guidelines
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Strict controls to train, monitor, inspect, and
continuously improve laboratory practices
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Independent inspections and verifications by Boston
Public Health Commission
Q&A