Summary: The Pitt RBL Management Team has established an internal SOP for inactivation of biological agents for removal to a laboratory operating at a lower biosafety level. All investigators are required to provide a full description of any inactivation procedure, as well as detailed safetytesting data, for each pathogen. These must be reviewed and approved by the Team prior to routine use.…
This article discusses the BSL-3 training program that was developed specifically for personnel working in the University of Pittsburgh Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL). Topics include the history, evolution, and current state of the training program.