The CDC building is very Hi-tech but there have been issues with structural aspects especially in the labs. Back in 2007 there were lightning strikes in Atlanta that struck the new $214 million BSL-4 facility and both the backup generator and power supply failed to be turned on. The outage caused the containment laboratory’s negative air pressure system to shut down. Negative airflow prevents germs from leaking out of the labs. After investigation, the CDC declared that a critical cable was cut by construction workers that were digging in an adjacent site. Luckily the BSL_4 building was not operational at the time, or else there could have been leaked pathogens (Wright, 2010). There was another incident in 2008 when a bird struck the Georgia …show more content…
Most of the physical damages could have had higher dangerous impacts but luckily that did not happen. Due to the fact that these labs cost millions of dollars to create, the consequence would be 60. The overall risk would then be 10.8, which falls under low risk. In the case of weather, you can’t really mitigate that. There can be mitigation for better power supplies and the CDC seem to have the resources to fix structural issues, since it’s crucial for them to not spread harmful pathogens to the …show more content…
Terrorists have different methods to get there point across. One of the potential methods is bioterrorism. Bioterrorism is the act of terrorism involving the release of toxic biological agents, including bacteria, disease and viruses (Riedel, 2004). One recent incident was the “anthrax letters” in 2001 which killed 5 people and infected 17 people. These dangerous biological agents are not very hard to obtain, which is why there is a high risk of bioterrorism at the CDC. With just one terrorist working inside the CDC, can cause tremendous consequences. Many of the harmful agents are colorless, airborne and microscopic, which makes it harder to detect. If these agents were to be exposed to someone, the agents would spread quickly in a population. When you a large population affected with a harmful biological agent, it would be very hard to control the situation and prevent it from
In The Andromeda Strain, a satellite had fallen out of orbit and killed almost everyone in Piedmont, Arizona, the town to the east of its landing. A few years prior a superior team of scientists was selected in case of a biologic emergency such as the andromeda strain. This “Wildfire” team was taken to an underground laboratory in rural Nevada. They studied the dead lab animals, the satellite, the two survivors, and the virus itself for five solid days. However, on the fifth day the virus mutated and ate all of the plastic in the lab. This finally answered the question for the Wildfire team. The virus had mutated and was no longer harmful to live creatures.
The term “safety comes first” or more simply put, “safety first,” is a message that patients not only want to hear, but also want to know is the focus of the professionals that are caring for them; in particular, when they are under anesthesia and have limited or no ability to speak up or lookout for themselves. The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has implemented two initiatives; Rocognising and Responding Appropriately to Early Signs of Deterioration in Hospitalised Patients (NPSA, 2007) and How to Guide: Five Steps to Safer Surgery (NPSA, 2010). Understanding that human beings make up the healthcare professional workforce, it is evident that tools and checklist can and will only be as good as the how people utilize and follow them. Thus, these initiatives “have been developed with consideration of human factors” (Beaumont & Russell, 2012). I know firsthand, that if my healthcare team would have followed these standards, I would have avoided torture, fear, and long term side effects from a routine hysterectomy procedure.
Ryan, Jeffrey R., and Jan F. Glarum. Biosecurity & Bioterrorism: Containing and Preventing Biological Threats. Oxford: Elsevier Inc., 2008.
General Protocol :Now repeat steps 17-28 for temperatures: 0°C, 10°C, 20°C, 30°C, 40°C, 50°C, and 60°C, testing three times each. Always put the catalase into the ice chest when not in use. Repeat with new hydrogen peroxide every time and make sure the temperature of the hydrogen peroxide is the temperature you are testing. Clean out jars immediately after testing and refill them with hydrogen peroxide, so multiple temperatures can be tested at once. There are 2 hours to test 20 runs (not including the 1st room temperature test) before the catalase starts denaturing (breaking down).
Some terrorists may have the motivation to prove something political, while some may just inflict terror to keep control over a group, people or country. Then there are terrorists who act under the notion that they are showing support for something, as in religious regions, while others do so to show disdain for something they don't agree with. Government, individual agencies, private agencies, and academic experts have all developed, proposed, designed, and analyzed what constitutes acts of terrorism. The meaning of terrorism has definitely changed and has acquired new definitions over the years. The million dollar question is how will the future of America be affected by this act of terrorism?
Terrorism originated back as early as the 14th century. The French Revolution originated the word of “terrorist” and “terrorism” (Terrorism Research, n.d.). The use of the word "terrorism" began in 1795 in reference to the Reign of Terror initiated by the Revolutionary government. (Terrorism Research, n.d.). In recent years, there have been major terrorism events in the United States such as 9/11, U.S.S. Cole, Boston marathon, and the federal building bombing in Oklahoma. Shortly after 9/11, Homeland security implemented five threat conditions (Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Green) with red being severe and green being the lowest threat condition. The author further states that local police are in the best position to learn about intelligence regarding terrorist threats and potential targets. Many of the resources available to local law enforcement include crime prevention seminars, community policing and partnerships with local businesses particularly banks, realtors, car rental agencies and
"Business: Who will Build our Biodefences?; Vaccines Against Bioterrorism". The Economist 1 (Feb. 2003): 60-64
Lab Protocols Through trial and error my class and I have learned that screwing around and misbehaveing in lab not only results in multiple page papers, but can also be harmful, dangerous, and costly to our teacher and school. There are many rules or "protocols" that should be followed in a lab enviroment. In this situation there are ten basic rules that must be followed at all times while participating in lab experiments. These are here for our own safety and should be followed for this reason.
The building that was involved in the fire was one of three buildings involved in the Cleveland Clinic organization. This was the building of the clinic where all the x-rays were done and kept in storage. The other two buildings of the clinic were the hospital and the laboratory; neither building was involved in the fire. The x-ray building was said to be of fire resistant construction. The building had four stories and a basement. The building was constructed of reinforced concrete in the floors and walls; the outside of the building consists of brick. Inside the building the floors were tile and the ceilings are plaster, and at some points there are glass ceilings and skylights. The first floor contained the x-ray rooms and the rooms used for filing current x-ray films which was not involved in the fire. It did not have a sprinkler system and the films were stored in filing cabinets with no prevention of the poisonous gases leaking ou...
Benzyl bromide, an unknown nucleophile and sodium hydroxide was synthesized to form a benzyl ether product. This product was purified and analyzed to find the unknown in the compound.
Why would terrorists chose to commit an act of agroterrorism over the traditional terrorist or a bioterrorist attack? Well, there are numerous reasons for this. Pathogens are quite accessible and therefore, acquiring a pathogen is not an issue. Cost is also a huge determining factor. Gyles states “that a strong biological weapons arsenal
Safety in school labs Safety remains one of the key elements in modern school labs; it is necessary for the staff to ensure the safety of all the lab users. All chemicals and equipment in the laboratory have the potential to harm if adequate safety measures are not taken into account. For lab use, you have to ensure that you follow the basic safety guidelines for the lab sessions. Always be aware of all the general safety precautions and familiarize yourself with the appropriate protective measures that can keep you safe (NIOSH, 2006). It is important to consider that serious damage could occur if the basic safety rules and regulations for lab practice are not followed.
The biosafety program ensures the competency of the laboratory staff in safely performing their job through training and documentation of technical expertise. The laboratory staff must manifest professional responsibility for management of research materials complying with appropriate materials management procedures. A hallmark of biosafety practices requires laboratory access to be limited to essential personnel only when work with biological agents is in progress. Biosecurity practices on the other hand ensure that access to the laboratory facility and biological materials are limited and controlled. An inventory system must also be in place so as to control and track biological stocks or other potentially hazardous biological agents in both biosafety and biosecurity programs. For biosafety, the transfer and shipping of infectious biological materials must comply with safe packaging, containment and appropriate transport procedures, while biosecurity ensures that transfers are controlled, tracked and documented relative to the potential risks of the materials being transferred. Both programs must involve the laboratory staff in the development of practices and procedures that fulfills the requirements of biosafety and biosecurity initiatives without hindering research or clinical/diagnostic activities. The success of both of these programs is anchored on a laboratory culture
Laboratory settings represent an extremely important part of effective science learning. Written stuff and pictures can bring across a huge amount of knowledge and information, but students learn more when the watch and observe experiments in labs. Although many science activities presents possible dangers but reasonable, cautious and wise safety practices greatly decrease the chance of sudden and unplanned crashes. When students strictly follow the safety standards they are unlikely to meet any hazards [1]. Knowing the possible dangers/risks and steps taken to prevent trouble or injury are the basis for creating a safe learning atmosphere. All students studying science benefit from participating safety procedures. To improve
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