IPV BSL-3/polio containment guidelines (Feb 2003) - World Health ...

facility that poliovirus is contained in the area, that immunization against
poliomyelitis is required for entry, and that only personnel authorized to work with
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poliovirus are permitted to enter. The name(s) and contact information of persons to
contact in the event of an emergency should be presented and kept up to date at all
times.
4.5 All exits must be marked. Emergency exit doors from the polio facility must be
alarmed and their use treated as a breach of containment.
4.6 Protective laboratory or production clothing such as solid-front or wrap-
around gowns, scrub suits, or coveralls with head and shoe covers should be worn at
all times by operators while in the containment facility. Eye covers or full-face
masks should be required when there is a potential for generating aerosols.
Respirators should be used when conducting procedures with a high probability for
aerosol generation. Disposable gloves should be worn when handling infectious
materials or contaminated equipment. This protective clothing is not to be worn
outside the facility. Clothing should be decontaminated before being laundered or
disposed.
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Adopted by the 53 rd meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization, 17-21 February 2003. A definitive
version of this document, which will differ from this version in editorial but not scientific detail, will be published in the WHO
Technical Report Series.