Housing, Facilities, Management and Occupation.

Question 1

How does air pressure relate to animal housing?

Answer 1

Hyper pressure is used to keep air flowing out the facility. Hypo pressure is used to keep air in the facility. Hyper is typically for barrier units, whilst hypo is for units with risk of contaminating the outside world.

Question 2

What is circulation in regards to animal housing?

Answer 2

It´s the movement of clean and dirty material within a unit. Dirty and clean should be kept seperate.

Question 3

Entering af maximum level of animal facility

Answer 3

1) Animals only through rederivation
2) things autoclaved
3) people shower and change clothes.
4) possible quarantines

Question 4

Name the three levels of housing:

Answer 4

1) the establishment/animal facility eg panum
2) holding room eg room 10 on panum
3) the animal enclosure eg cage 3 in room 10 on panum

Question 5

What are the special occupational hazards for employees in animal laboratory work?

Answer 5

1) allergy
2) physical injuries
3) zoonosis
4) Harmful substances

(for animal caretakers also heavy lifting)

Question 6

What are the special occupational hazards for employees in animal laboratory work?

Answer 6

1) allergy
2) physical injuries
3) zoonosis
4) Harmful substances

(for animal caretakers also heavy lifting)

Question 7

Effects/consequences of occupational hazards in animal laboratory work?

Answer 7

Allergy = development of allergy and symptoms relatedd to allergy.

Physical injuries = Infections from bites. Sharp objects.

Zoonosis =

Harmful substances = Infectious agents from experiments, Viruses, toxins, determinstic effects (dead skin cells etc) and stochastic effects (cancer) of radioactive isotopes.

Question 8

Diagnosis of effects of occupational hazards in animal laboratory work?

Answer 8

Allergy = Allergy symptoms. Skin testing. Blood testing.

Physical injuries = pain swelling, obvious if bleeding is there.

Zoonosis =

Harmful substances = pretty self explanatory

Question 9

Avoidance of hazards in animal laboratory work?

Answer 9

allergy = reduction of exposure and levels of allergens. treatment to improve symptoms. don´t bring allergens outside the animal facility.

Physical injuries = clean bites. antibiotics. Proper animal handling. Proper handling of tools.

Zoonosis = Depends on the way the disease spreads, but generally

Harmful substances = Warning labels, biosafety hoods, proper protective gear, good needle practise, radioactive precautions (correct transport, protection, expertise, waste etc)

Question 10

Management of hazards in animal laboratory work?

Answer 10

Allergy =

Physical injuries =

Zoonosis =

Harmful substances =

Question 11

Treatment of effects in animal laboratory work?

Answer 11

Allergy = desensitization

Physical injuries =

Zoonosis =

Harmful substances =

Question 12

What do you get allergic to?

Answer 12

Allergens typical proteins in hair dander and urine.

Question 13

What sort of harmful substances can there be?

Answer 13

1) biologicals
2) chemicals
3) adjuvants
4) radioactive isotopes