Chapter 4 Facility Security and Disaster Planning

Question 1

Which group(s) should be part of the animal security team?

Answer 1

• the institution’s security personnel
• research and administrative personnel
• the animal care and veterinary staff

Question 2

Who are often the first to discover that a security breach has occurred in the animal facility?

Answer 2

Animal care facility personnel

Question 3

Which of the following are common security practices for animal facilities?

Answer 3

• Providing staff training on how to deal with animal rights activists
• keeping doors closed and locked at all times

Question 4

All areas around the building should e kept dark, with adequate landscaping that hide the windows, except around the entrances

Answer 4

False

Question 5

A common security practice is to limit access only to those individuals who are listed on IACUC approved protocols.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Which of the following should be part of a good security plan?

Answer 6

• Plans to return to normal after a breach
• Ways to prevent security breaches
• steps to be taken if a security breach occurs

Question 7

Which of the following are practical measures to help ensure a secure environment in an animal facility?

Answer 7

• Make staff aware of all institutional, regional, and federal requirements and guidelines regarding facility security
• Maker everyone aware of the facility’s response plan to a security breach
• Keep doors leading to the animal locked at all times

Question 8

Summaries of current research projects can be used as a reference by the media office if an incident occurs.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The goal of security-related SOPs is to make the staff “rule enforcers”

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The institution should contact law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over the area in which the facility is located and provide them with an overview of current activities in the facility and information about the security plan.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

The institutional media office should receive written reports on the activities of the animal facility but should NOT have direct access to the facility.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Security procedures should define the lines of authority in the event of a breach of security.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Personnel should be encouraged to report the presence of anyone who is in the animal facility and who does not seem to be familiar with its layout.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

All USDA inspection reports are available to anyone who requests them in writing.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

When a supervisor receives a report of a possible security breach from a staff member, which response would NOT be appropriate?

Answer 15

Minimize the problem

Question 16

Staff who have received training on laws and guidelines governing animal care and use should NOT be expected to:

Answer 16

act as rule enforcers

Question 17

Who is responsible for ensuring that individuals who work inside the facility know what to do in the even that a security breach occurs?

Answer 17

The facility manager.

Question 18

Buying insurance to defray the cost of repairing the facility following a disaster would be considered part of which disaster planning step?

Answer 18

Mitigate

Question 19

Which task can wait until after the staff are allowed to return to the facility?

Answer 19

Assessing the disaster plan

Question 20

Along with the development and coordination of emergency plans with local community response groups, what else do community right-to-know ordinances require?

Answer 20

A list of hazardous chemicals and their location

Question 21

Which document states that an animal facility must develop a disaster plan?

Answer 21

The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Question 22

According to the manual, which of the following is an example of what would be done in the “prepare” step of disaster planning?

Answer 22

Installing fire extinguishers

Question 23

The best way to deal with interruptions in phone service is to make sure staff have cell phones avaliable

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Installing emergency equipment would be considered part of which disaster planning step?

Answer 24

Prepare

Question 25

All facilities housing the same type of animals and engaged in similar types of research should have similar disaster plans.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Some of the issues that need to be considered in the development of a disaster plan include:

Answer 26

• The location of the facility
• The type of animals present in the facility
• the availability of a back up system in case of power outage

Question 27

When a major disaster even occurs, safety evaluations and critical repairs must be made before employees and animals are allowed to return.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Which agency has provided published guidance on compliance with regulations for the use of special agents and toxins?

Answer 28

Centers for disease control and prevention.

Question 29

Among the following facilities, which one is generally thought to be at the lowest risk of being targeted by animal rights activists?

Answer 29

Facility housing only fish and amphibians

Question 30

Who is responsible for providing security-related training to all staff in an animal facility?

Answer 30

The animal facility’s veterinary and supervisory staff

Question 31

Who is responsible for providing security-related training to all staff in an animal facility?

Answer 31

The animal facility’s veterinary and supervisory staff

Question 32

Which agency has provided published guidance on compliance with regulations for the use of select agents and toxins?

Answer 32

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)