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Order No. 338 of the Minister of the National Economy validating Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for laboratories managing potentially hazardous chemical substances and biological agents.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Environment gen.
Keyword
Public health Risk assessment/management Radiation Noise pollution Biological control agents Research Animal health Pests/diseases
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force 10 calendar days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

These Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for laboratories managing potentially hazardous chemical substances and biological agents establish sanitary-epidemiological requirements for laboratories performing organoleptic, toxicological, sanitary-chemical, microbiological, bacteriological, virological, parasitological, molecular biological (polymerase chain reaction), immunobiological (enzyme immunoassay and other serological research) laboratory studies, measurements of noise, vibration, electromagnetic fields and physical factors, radiation studies, including radiometry and dosimetry, the failure to comply with which creates a threat to human life or health, as well as the occurrence and spread of diseases. Sanitary requirements also establish sanitary and epidemiological requirements for: (a) selection of a land plot for construction of the edifices (facilities), design, construction, reconstruction of the laboratory and commissioning thereof; (b) content, operation and working conditions in laboratories; (c) ensuring radiation, chemical, microbiological, virological, toxicological, parasitological safety (including in case of emergency response); (d) storage and transportation of materials (microorganisms); and (e) water supply, sewerage, lighting and ventilation. Projecting and construction of laboratories shall be prohibited in the following cases: (a) on land plots previously used for burial grounds for cattle and toxic substances; and (b) location on land plot of permanent risks of anthrax. Laboratory must be connected to centralized systems of hot and cold water supply, sewage, electricity, heating. Microbiological laboratories must be divided into “infectious” and “clean” zones.

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