EMERGENCY RELEASE S.O.P

EMERGENCY RESPONSE : ANIMAL RELEASE

Purpose:

To provide a reference to all the staff, users, visitors and service providers on emergency responses at times of accidental animal release when working in P&B Inst.

ACCIDENTAL ANIMAL RELEASE - To the Knowledge of the User

1. The sliding doors of the room will double up in making the room as secondary containment preventing escaped animal from getting out of the room.

2. Capture the released animal. Exercise care to prevent being bitten. Use forceps or nets if necessary.

3. It would be recaptured and depending on the nature of the work either returned to the cage or euthanized.

4. The area contaminated by the accidental animal release must be treated as you would when you spill a biological agent.

5. Report incident to respective RI's Safety Officer

ACCIDENTAL ANIMAL RELEASE - Not To the Knowledge of the User

1. The sliding door of the room will double up in making the room as secondary containment preventing escaped animal from getting out of the room.

2. Hold breath.
3. Remove the surgical mask and put on N95 respirator.
4. Search and capture the released animal. Exercise care to prevent being bitten. Use forceps or nets if necessary.
5. The animal has to be euthanized and the room decontaminated

6. Report incident to respective RI's Safety Officer

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