Your Response – At Work

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Your Response – At Work

Events such as the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and the subsequent bioterrorist releases of anthrax have been a harsh awakening that the nation’s workplaces could be terrorist targets.
Traditionally, laboratory safety guidelines have emphasized use of optimal work practices, appropriate containment equipment, well-designed facilities, and administrative controls to minimize risks of unintentional infection or injury for laboratory workers. Today, in addition to the above, laboratories must make a risk and threat assessment, secure data and electronic technology systems, plus develop policies regarding specimen accountability, facility security, and emergency response.
The next few pages will cover a number of things that you can do to decrease your laboratory's risk in the event of a terrorist attack, and some things you can do in case security is breached.
You, too, have a role in the security of your workplace!