Identification of materials that will be subject to biosecurity accountability practices

Defined roles and responsibilities for implementing the biosecurity plan

Maintenance of regularly updated inventories of dangerous pathogens and valuable biologic material being stored at each facility

Restricted access to laboratories including specimen storage areas. Defined storage location for routine laboratory specimens and for VBM.

Specific control measures to track and document the inventory, use, production, transfer and destruction of defined materials

Procedures for the appropriate intake, storage, use, transfer, and destruction of defined materials

Specific procedures for the transfer of VBM between facilities and outside of the country (chain of custody forms)

Certification of the inactivation or destruction of defined materials

Restricted access to defined materials by authorised personnel and documentation of all personnel accessing materials

Training of all laboratory staff on the biosecurity measures for the laboratory

Biosecurity programme audits should be conducted to assure compliance

VBM, Valuable Biologic Materials.