Part i : tb lab services: diagram 4

PLAN OF ACTION FOR LIMITED AEROSOL ACCIDENT IN THE BSC
Procedure:

Cover the spill  immediately to prevent further aerosolisation. Use any available material, eg. paper  towels, newspapers or even a laboratory coat


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Soak the cover with  appropriate disinfectant and completely wet the area


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Leave the room for at  least two hours to allow the HEPA filter system of the BSC to dilute the infectious droplet nuclei


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Place all broken tubes/containers in an appropriate container and discard by one of the waste disposal options described earlier


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Clean the inside of  the BSC with appropriate disinfectant and mop the floor and bench tops

     

CONTACTS:
Dr Karin Weyer
E-mail: karin.weyer@mrc.ac.za
Dr Roxanna Rustomjee
E-mail: roxanna.rustomjee@
mrc.ac.za

Prof Valerie Mizrahi
E-mail: mizrahiv@
pathology.wits.ac.za

Prof. Paul van Helden
E-mail: pvh@sun.ac.za

 

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10-Feb-2006

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