Laboratories at Stanford that work with Aerosol Transmissible Pathogens-Laboratory (ATPs-L) or zoonotic ATPs must submit an application to the Administrative Panel on Biosafety (APB) for the possession, storage, transfer, and use of the biohazardous materials. The application must be reviewed and approved by the APB before a laboratory is permitted to work with ATPs-L or zoonotic ATPs. The APB shall evaluate the engineering controls and PPE requirements during the APB review process.
Approved APB applications shall provide a risk assessment in accordance with the methodology included in Section II of Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) for each agent and procedure involving the handling of ATPs-L or zoonotic ATPs. The application will contain sufficient information and detail to serve as a useful training document for laboratory employees and students. The application will describe the procedures and measures to establish, implement and maintain an effective program to minimize research laboratory employee exposure to ATPs-L and/or zoonotic ATPs. The application will include a Medical Surveillance Program that ensures all vaccinations, as recommended by applicable public health guidelines, are available for specific laboratory operations, as well as methods for investigation and medical follow up for exposure incidents.
