What if a lab worker were accidentally exposed to an agent and became infected?
The way the lab is being designed, built and operated will greatly reduce this risk. Research personnel will work with agents inside special biosafety cabinets.designed to protect them and their surroundings. Safety training will be provided to workers about the signs and symptoms of infection for each agent. Workers will wear protective equipment and be vaccinated in advance. In the unlikely event a worker were exposed to an agent, he or she would be put under medical surveillance and, if necessary, quarantined.
