TABLE 4.

Percent compliance with additional requirements constituting BSL-2 status, WCLN risk assessment survey respondents, 2016^a

Requirementb	% compliance
Have self-closing doors that may be locked to control access	89.3
Decontaminate potentially hazardous laboratory waste before disposal	82.1
Advise persons entering laboratory about potential hazards or have them meet specific entry/exit requirements	78.6
Open centrifuge safety carriers only in a biosafety cabinet	72.6
Have an automatic or manually operated hands-free hand-washing sink	71.4
Protect vacuum lines with HEPA filters or equivalent	59.5

^aData are for 84 respondents.

^bRequirements not specifically listed in Table 4 that met a >90% rate of compliance among the respondents included (in order of increasing compliance) the availability of a biosafety manual, prohibition of plants from the laboratory, removal of personal protective equipment prior to leaving for nonlaboratory areas, decontamination of laboratory equipment after splashes with contaminated material and on a routine basis, performance of procedures involving manipulation of infectious materials that may generate an aerosol in a class II biosafety cabinet, offering of immunizations and medical surveillance to laboratory personnel, demonstration of competency in standard and special microbiology practices, and immediate evaluation and documentation of exposure incidents (with treatment provision).