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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 Build on the experience of similar facilities and operations Nearly 90 years of experience at 6 existing BSL-4 facilities in North America with no releases or community incidents Continuously looking to improve design and construction. Operating procedures based on best practices and government (CDC/NIH) standards Building Design Experienced design team Refined proven engineering systems from previously constructed CDC and NIH facilities System redundancies Building automation control systems Maintaining Safety Building design, systems and engineering controls Administrative controls Administrative Controls Laboratories licensed in accordance with the new Boston Public Health Commission and Center for Disease Control regulatory guidelines Strict controls to train, monitor, inspect, and continuously improve laboratory practices Independent inspections and verifications by Boston Public Health Commission Q&A