Policy and procedural guidelines for the health and safety of workers in virus laboratories

Through the use of a (a) a questionnaire, designed to elicit background information, (b) a serological survey, designed to obtain a picture of virus dissemination, and (c) a library review, designed to gain insight into the area of virus laboratory problems, the state of hazard in animal virus laboratories at Yale was evaluated. On the basis of this evaluation, a series of recommended guidelines for protecting the health and safety of workers in those laboratories was formulated.