DRILLS AND EXERCISE GUIDANCE : 7 CFR § 331.11, 9 CFR § 121.11, 42 CFR § 73.11 (Security) 7 CFR § 331.12, 9 CFR § 121.12, 42 CFR § 73.12 (Biosafety) 7 CFR § 331.14,9 CFR § 121.14, 42 CFR § 73.14 (Incident Response)

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S). Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. Division of Select Agents and Toxins. ; United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Agriculture Select Agent Program.
• Description:
  Registered entities are required to conduct drills or exercises at least annually to test and evaluate the effectiveness of their security, biosafety and incident response plans. This regulatory requirement is specified in the select agents and toxins regulations (42 CFR Part 73, 9 CFR Part 121 and 7 CFR Part 331) in sections 11 (Security), 12 (Biosafety), and 14 (Incident Response). The terms “drills” and “exercises” are used to denote an activity that can be used to test and evaluate the efficacy of an entity’s security plan, biosafety plan, and/or incident response plan. A drill and/or exercise provides an opportunity to detect flaws in an entity’s plan by identifying possible gaps and shortfalls in policies and/or procedures. A drill or exercise can also be an effective method for training entity staff on security, biosafety and/or incident response. The intent of this guidance is to assist the regulated community in developing and planning drills or exercises.
• Subjects:
  Containment Of Biohazards Hazardous Substances SARS-CoV-2 Toxins, Biological
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• CIO:
  ORR
• Division:
  ORR
• Collection(s):
  Historical CDC.gov Content
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  urn:sha256:83b8db6ab7dcc7ce94c0c283f47d21be94e323eb46dfa10ade020ddf1f91abfd
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