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Project Title:
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Evaluation of the Health and Safety Risk Analyses for the Planned Expansion of USAMRIID's Biosafety Level 3 and 4 Laboratories at Fort Detrick, Maryland
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PIN:
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DELS-BLS-09-03
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Life Sciences
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RSO:
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Martel, Susan
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Biology and Life Sciences
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Project Scope
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The National Research Council will convene a committee of experts to evaluate the scientific adequacy and credibility of the analyses of health and safety risks associated with exposure to pathogen research in the proposed new USAMRIID high containment labs as presented in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operation of New U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) Facilities and Decommissioning and Demolition or Re-use of Existing USAMRIID Facilities at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The committee will also evaluate the proposed strategies to mitigate those risks as they are presented in the EIS. In addition, the committee will examine the current procedures and regulations in use by USAMRIID to reduce exposure to pathogens and evaluate whether these procedures and regulations are comparable to those in place at other similar facilities and whether they meet accepted standards under NIH, CDC, and other rules and guidance. These procedures will include measures for handling/containing pathogens during use, storage and inventorying of pathogens, procedures laboratory workers follow for treating and disposing of laboratory solid waste within USAMRIID, and handling contaminated waste water. The focus of the study is on the safety of both the general public and the laboratory workers, and for this reason USAMRIID's records on laboratory acquired infections (LAIs) will also be considered, as will the measures being taken for ensuring the prevention and mitigation of risks to the health and safety of workers and the public.
The project is sponsored by U.S. ARMY
The approximate start date for the project is May 27, 2009
A report will be issued at the end of the project in approximately 11 months.
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Project Duration:
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11 months
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