✨ Animal Containment Procedures




2434 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 101

  • Personnel shall wash their hands after handling cultures and animals and before leaving the animal room.

  • Operations which may generate aerosols are to be carried out in a biological safety cabinet as specified for CI containment.

  • Protective clothing, gloves and footwear should be worn. Such clothing shall not be worn in other areas. Protection against inhalation of aerosols, scratches or bites should be considered.

  • Bedding material and waste from animal cages and pens shall be removed in such a manner as to minimise the creation of aerosols. This material shall be rendered safe by sterilisation.

  • Animal pens and cages should be decontaminated after use and washed regularly.

iii Special attention should be paid to constraining animals during an experiment. The prevention of their escape shall be ensured.

iv Animals or animal tissues transported into or out of the animal house must be carried in closed containers. Animals involved in genetic manipulation experiments are not to be used for other purposes or to provide tissues for other purposes.

v Live animals or animal tissues taken from the animal house must only go to another containment facility, or be transferred to another organisation which has suitable containment facilities.

vi Animal carcasses must be rendered safe by sterilisation before disposal.



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πŸ₯ Construction Requirements and Operating Procedures for Animal Containment 2 (continued from previous page)

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
Animal Containment, Laboratory Safety, Hygiene Procedures, Waste Disposal, Decontamination, Transport Protocols