[Logo: Delaware's Division of Health & Social Services Public Health Laboratory] Delaware Public Health Laboratory 30 Sunnyside Road Smyrna, DE 19977 (302.223.1520 Fax: 302.653.2877 ALL-HAZARDS TERRORISM TESTING CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY Directions: Please complete this survey based on your laboratory's current capability and capacity for analysis. Please return the survey by 31 December 2007. If a new analysis, method, or technique is anticipated in the next six months, please note anticipated next to the answer. The answers generated will be used to determine gaps and overlaps of existing, proposed, and needed analyses and techniques for environmental and clinical specimens. This survey tool will be updated and distributed biannually. Section 1: Radiological Terrorism Testing Capability and Capacity 1. Does your laboratory have the capability for screening radionuclides? YES _____ NO _____ 2. From the list provided, please select the radionuclide screening equipment used by your laboratory. YES _____ NO _____ a. Entry Area YES _____ NO _____ b. Accession area radiological monitor(s) YES _____ NO _____ c. Sodium iodide detectors YES _____ NO _____ d. Geiger counters YES _____ NO _____ e. Alpha scintillators YES _____ NO _____ f. Beta spectroscopy YES _____ NO _____ g. Radiation-sensitive film YES _____ NO _____ h. Hand-held gamma spectrometer YES _____ NO _____ i. Gross alpha/beta counters YES _____ NO _____ j. Area monitor YES _____ NO _____ k. Primalert YES _____ NO _____ l. Radon counters YES _____ NO _____ m. Gas proportional counters YES _____ NO _____ n. Liquid scintillation counters YES _____ NO _____ o. Gamma spectrometers (high purity geranium) YES _____ NO _____ p. Alpha spectrometers YES _____ NO _____ q. Whole body counters YES _____ NO _____ r. Other exposure devices YES _____ NO _____ If you selected “Other”, please enter your comments in the space provided below. 3. Does your laboratory have the capability (analyzing, measuring, and/or quantifying) for detecting radionuclides in samples? YES _____ NO _____ 4. From the list provided, please select the radionuclide testing equipment used by your laboratory. Please check all that apply. a. Geiger counters YES _____ NO _____ b. Dosimeters YES _____ NO _____ c. TLD reader YES _____ NO _____ d. Primealert YES _____ NO _____ e. Radiation-sensitive film YES _____ NO _____ f. Gas proportion meters YES _____ NO _____ g. Liquid scintillation counters YES _____ NO _____ h. Gamma spectrometers (high purity geranium) YES _____ NO _____ i. Alpha spectrometers YES _____ NO _____ j. Whole body counters YES _____ NO _____ k. Other exposure devices YES _____ NO _____ If you selected “Other”, please enter your comments in the space provided below. 5. What type of environmental samples does your laboratory accept for radiochemical analyses? a. Air (i.e., air filters, air charcoal, zeolite cartridges, etc.) YES _____ NO _____ b. Water YES _____ NO _____ c. Soil/Sediment YES _____ NO _____ d. Vegetation YES _____ NO _____ e. Food YES _____ NO _____ f. Powder YES _____ NO _____ g. Other YES _____ NO _____ If you selected “Other”, please enter your comments in the space provided below. 6. What type of clinical samples does your laboratory accept for radiochemical analyses? a. Urine YES _____ NO _____ b. Blood YES _____ NO _____ c. Fecal YES _____ NO _____ d. Nasal Smear YES _____ NO _____ e. Animal YES _____ NO _____ f. Other YES _____ NO _____ If you selected “Other”, please enter your comments in the space provided below. 7. Does your laboratory contract or utilize another laboratory or service for the analysis of radiologicals? If yes, please indicate what type(s) of analyzes are performed and the laboratory or agency. YES _____ NO _____ List: 8. Does your laboratory perform any bioassay monitoring for radiologicals? If yes, please indicate what type(s) of analyzes are performed. YES _____ NO _____ List: 9. Is your laboratory National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) standard certified for radiochemical environmental monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 10. Is your laboratory National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) Standard certified for radiochemical environmental emergency population monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 11. Would your laboratory be willing to become National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) standard certified for radiochemical environmental monitoring for emergency population monitoring? If no, please indicate reason(s). YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 12. Is your laboratory Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified for radiochemical bioassay monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 13. Is your laboratory Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified for radiochemical bioassay monitoring for emergency population monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 14. Would your laboratory be willing to become Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified for radiochemical bioassay monitoring for emergency population monitoring? If no, please indicate reason(s). YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 15. Does your laboratory participate in radiation emergency response activities? If yes, please indicate in what capacity. YES _____ NO _____ List: 16. Would your laboratory be willing to participate in radiation emergency response activities? If no, please indicate reason(s). YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 17. Is a listing of the methods and matrices for current and projected radionuclide analysis in your laboratory available? If possible, please append or provide the list electronically. YES _____ NO _____ 18. Is your laboratory certified for radionuclide and/or radiological testing? If so, please list the accrediting organizations below. YES _____ NO _____ Accrediting Organization(s): 19. Is your laboratory registered for radionuclide and/or radiological possession and use with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission? If so, please list the licensed radionuclides below. YES _____ NO _____ Radionuclides(s): 20. Please detail any additional comments regarding radionuclide, radiochemical, radiological, or nuclear agent laboratory response below. End of Section ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Section 2: Chemical Terrorism Testing Capability and Capacity 21. Does your laboratory have the capability to screen toxic industrial chemical or chemical agents? YES _____ NO _____ 22. From the list provided, please select the chemical screening equipment used by your laboratory. a. Multi-gas meter b. Photoionization detector (PID) YES _____ NO _____ c. Flame Spectrophotometer (FSP) YES _____ NO _____ d. Ion Mobility Spectrometer (IMS) YES _____ NO _____ e. Test Papers (M8, M9, Starch Iodine, pH, etc.) YES _____ NO _____ f. Combustible gas indicator (GCI) YES _____ NO _____ g. Chemical Identification Kits (HazCat kit, Dräger CDS or CMS, etc.) YES _____ NO _____ h. APD2000 YES _____ NO _____ i. Fourier Transform Infared Spectrometer – Microscope YES _____ NO _____ j. HazMat ID YES _____ NO _____ k. TravelIR YES _____ NO _____ l. Raman Detector YES _____ NO _____ m. Colorimetric Indicator(s) YES _____ NO _____ n. Colorimetric enzyme test (CWA) detection kit YES _____ NO _____ o. Chemical Agent Detection Kit (M256, M17, etc) YES _____ NO _____ p. Other YES _____ NO _____ If you selected “Other”, please enter your comments in the space provided below. 23. Does your laboratory have the capability (analyzing, measuring, and/or quantifying) for detecting toxic industrial chemicals or chemical agents in samples? YES _____ NO _____ 24. From the list provided, please select the chemical testing equipment used by your laboratory. Please check all that apply. a. Gas chromatograph (GC) YES _____ NO _____ b. Gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC/MS YES _____ NO _____ c. High performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) YES _____ NO _____ d. High performance liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer (HPLC/MS or LC/MS) YES _____ NO _____ e. Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) YES _____ NO _____ f. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP/MS) YES _____ NO _____ g. Graphite Furnace Atomic Adsorption Spectrometer (GFAA) YES _____ NO _____ h. Ion chromatograph (IC) YES _____ NO _____ i. Infared Spectrometer (IR) YES _____ NO _____ j. Fourier Transform Infared Spectrometer (FTIR) YES _____ NO _____ k. Refractometer YES _____ NO _____ l. Ultraviolet-Visible spectrophotometer (UV-VIS) YES _____ NO _____ m. Ion chromatography (IC) YES _____ NO _____ n. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) please list nuclei (13C, 1H, etc.) YES _____ NO _____ o. Wet Chemical Techniques (misc.) YES _____ NO _____ p. Other instrumentation or equipment If you selected “Other”, please enter your comments in the space provided below. 25. What type of environmental samples does your laboratory accept for chemical analyses? a. Air (i.e., air filters, air charcoal, zeolite cartridges, etc.) b. Water YES _____ NO _____ c. Soil/Sediment YES _____ NO _____ d. Vegetation YES _____ NO _____ e. Food YES _____ NO _____ f. Powder YES _____ NO _____ g. Other YES _____ NO _____ If you selected “Other”, please enter your comments in the space provided below. 26. What type of clinical samples does your laboratory accept for chemical analyses? a. Urine YES _____ NO _____ b. Blood YES _____ NO _____ c. Fecal YES _____ NO _____ d. Nasal Smear YES _____ NO _____ e. Animal YES _____ NO _____ f. Other YES _____ NO _____ If you selected “Other”, please enter your comments in the space provided below. 27. Does your laboratory perform any bioassay monitoring for chemicals? If yes, please indicate what type(s) of analyzes are performed. YES _____ NO _____ List: 28. Does your laboratory contract or utilize another laboratory or service for the analysis of chemical specimens? If yes, please indicate what type(s) of analyzes are performed and the laboratory or agency. YES _____ NO _____ List: 29. Is your laboratory National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) standard certified for chemical environmental monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 30. Is your laboratory National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) standard certified for chemical environmental emergency population monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 31. Would your laboratory be willing to become National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) standard certified for chemical environmental emergency population monitoring? If no, please indicate reason(s). YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 32. Is your laboratory Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified for chemical bioassay monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 33. Is your laboratory Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified for chemical bioassay monitoring for emergency population monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 34. Would your laboratory be willing to become Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified for chemical bioassay monitoring for emergency population monitoring? If no, please indicate reason(s). YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 35. Does your laboratory participate in chemical emergency response activities? If yes, please indicate in what capacity. YES _____ NO _____ List: 36. Would your laboratory be willing to participate in chemical emergency response activities? If no, please indicate reason(s). YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 37. Is a listing of the methods and matrices for current and projected chemical analysis in your laboratory available? If possible, please append or provide the list electronically. YES _____ NO _____ 38. Is your laboratory certified for chemical or chemical agent testing? If so, please list the accrediting organizations below. YES _____ NO _____ Accrediting Organization(s): 39. Please detail any additional comments regarding chemical or chemical agent laboratory response below. | End of Section ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Section 3: All Hazards Receipt Analysis Capability and Capacity 40. CDC proposed Chemical Safety Levels (CSL) for microbiological and biomedical laboratories in a 1999 article. While environmental laboratories possess materials, equipment, and design characteristics that vary, these levels provide an assessment starting point. Select the appropriate level CSL practices in use in environmental laboratory (EL) areas and the all-hazard area (AH). Lab | CSL Practices | Primary Barriers | Secondary Barriers | | | | 1 Standard chemical | Personal protective | Single-pass air | safety work practices | equipment, lab coats | | | | | | Eyewash/safety shower Negative airflow | | | into lab ______|____________________________________|______________________________|________________________________ | | | | 2 CSL-1 practices and: | CSL-1 plus: | CSL-1 plus: | ___________________________|______________________________|________________________________ | Substitute with less toxic | Class II biological safety | Separate work & | materials | cabinet | desk areas | ___________________________|____________________________ | | Lab warning signs | Chemical storage cabinets | | ___________________________|______________________________|____________________________ | Control & store minimal | Explosion-proof refrigerator| Some open bench | amounts of hazardous | | work permitted | chemicals | | | _______________________ | | | Limited access | | ______|____________________________________|______________________________|_____________________________ | | | | 3 CSL-2 practices and: | CSL-2 plus: | CSL-2 plus: | ___________________________|______________________________|_____________________________ | Controlled access | Vented chemical fume hood | Two well-separated | Locked chemical storage | Local exhaust ventilation | exit doors | | __________________________ | | | Vented balance | ______|____________________________________|______________________________|__________________________ | | | | 4 CSL-3 practices plus: | CSL-3 plus: | CSL-3 plus: | ___________________________|______________________________|_____________________________ | Clothing change before | Vented chemical fume hood | Separate building, | entering | & local exhaust ventilation | suite, or isolated | | w/ HEPA-carbon filters | zone | ___________________________|______________________________|_____________________________ | Decontaminate All | Vented chemical storage | Ante-room, dressing | material & work surfaces | cabinets | room w/ shower | ___________________________|______________________________|_____________________________ | Prohibit entry of | Full-body, air-supplied, | Dedicated HEPA- | unauthorized personnel | positive pressure suit or | carbon filtered | | equivalent may be required | exhaust | ___________________________|______________________________|_____________________________ | Maintain employee work | HEPA-filtered gas-tight | Lab-to-lab intercom | ________________________ | | | Showering on exit | | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 41. Does your laboratory utilize a chemical laboratory hazard ranking system similar to the Biological Safety Level (BSL) system utilized by Biological laboratories? YES _____ NO _____ The All Hazards Receipt Facility concept employs a mobile laboratory designed to handle unknown hazards with a superior level of safety to the laboratory personnel as well as to the environment. 42. Does your laboratory receive unknown specimens? If yes, please list the matrices accepted. YES _____ NO _____ 43. Does your laboratory analyze unknown specimens? If yes, please list the type or component for analysis. YES _____ NO _____ List: 44. Does your laboratory screen unknown specimens prior to analysis? YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 45. Does your laboratory complete a risk assessment for any unknown specimens prior to analysis? YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 46. Does your laboratory have an all-hazards receipt area for screening of unknown specimens prior to analysis? YES _____ NO _____ 47. From the list provided, please select the features employed in the all-hazard area for your laboratory for unknown specimen analysis. a. Construction i. BSL-2 & BSL-3 areas meet or exceed the requirements established in the CDC-NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 4th Ed. Yes ____ No ____ ii. Mobile platform Yes ____ No ____ iii. Interlocked door access to laboratory Yes ____ No ____ iv. Drain lines and associated piping to be separated from lower containment laboratory Yes ____ No ____ v. Entry to BSL-2 area to be provided via an anteroom Yes ____ No ____ vi. Entry to BSL-3 area to be provided via anteroom and change room Yes ____ No ____ vii. Emergency shower Yes ____ No ____ viii. Emergency eyewash facilities to be provided in accordance with applicable regulations (ANSI Z358.1-1998) Yes ____ No ____ ix. Monolithic slip resistant floor Yes ____ No ____ x. The interior surfaces of wall, floors, and ceilings of BSL-2 & BSL-3 areas are constructed for easy cleaning and decontamination Yes ____ No ____ b. Mechanical Systems i. HEPA filtered air supply in BSL-2 & BSL-3 areas Yes ____ No ____ ii. Exhaust air ductwork to be sealed airtight in accordance with SMACNA seal class A Yes ____ No ____ iii. Exhaust air from BSL-2 & BSL-3 areas is filtered with HEPA & ASZM-TEDA activated carbon filters Yes ____ No ____ iv. HEPA filters in accordance with IEST-RP-CC001.3 type C Filters (minimum efficiency of 99.99% @ 0.3 micron) Yes ____ No ____ v. HEPA filters testing in accordance with IEST-RP-CC034.1 Yes ____ No ____ vi. ASZM-TEDA carbon material is certified according to MIL-DTL-32101 Yes ____ No ____ vii. BSL-2 air filtration unit with ASZM-TEDA carbon filter capable of handling trace amounts of chemicals Yes ____ No ____ viii. ASZM-TEDA carbon filters located on each of the existing exhaust systems must be NBC qualified and provide a minimum of 0.25 Sec. dwell time. Yes ____ No ____ ix. Bag-in Bag-out housings on all exhaust filters Yes ____ No ____ x. Integrity of HEPA and activated carbon filter housings with inlet and outlet bubble tight dampers installed into supply ductwork and exhaust ductwork to be tested in situ by pressure decay testing in accordance with ASME N510. Acceptance criteria: rate of air leakage not to exceed 0.1% of housing vol/min at 1000 Pa (4 in. w.g.) minimum test pressure. Yes ____ No ____ xi. HVAC system installed according with NFPA 90A:2002 Yes ____ No ____ xii. 100% outside air supply on BSL-3 area in accordance with interagency design committee aboratory directors Yes ____ No ____ xiii. BSL-2 outside air requirement is in accordance with ASHRAE 62.1:2004 Yes ____ No ____ xiv. A minimum of 10 air changes per hour in BSL-2 area Yes ____ No ____ xv. Directional inward airflow provided such that air will always flow towards areas of higher containment Yes ____ No ____ xvi. Visual pressure differential monitoring devices to be provided at entry to containment laboratory Yes ____ No ____ xvii. Supply air system to be interlocked with exhaust air system, to prevent sustained laboratory positive pressurization Yes ____ No ____ xviii. Temperature, relative pressure and humidity control in BSL-3 area Yes ____ No ____ xix. Temperature and relative pressure control in BSL-2 area Yes ____ No ____ xx. Class II BSC to be tested in situ in accordance with NSF/ANSI 49-2002 Yes ____ No ____ xxi. Class III BSCs to be leak tested in situ in accordance with AGS-G001-1998 Yes ____ No ____ xxii. Bleaching station air inflow with an average face velocity of: 100 fpm +/- 20 fpm Yes ____ No ____ c. Electrical system i. UPS on all primary containment systems Yes ____ No ____ ii. Standby generator with Automatic Transfer Switch Yes ____ No ____ iii. Emergency lighting system Yes ____ No ____ iv. Electrical wiring meets with NEC (NFPA70) Yes ____ No ____ d. Fire i. Fire alarm system is in accordance to NFPA 72 Yes ____ No ____ ii. Portable fire extinguisher meets the NFPA 10 standard Yes ____ No ____ iii. Storage, handling & use of flammable and combustible liquids is in accordance with NFPA 30 standard Yes ____ No ____ iv. Emergency exit doors Yes ____ No ____ e. Additional Systems i. Phone/data network Yes ____ No ____ ii. Electronic surveillance system Yes ____ No ____ iii. Control panel indicating status of critical systems Yes ____ No ____ f. Other Yes ____ No ____ 48. Please detail any additional comments regarding All-Hazards Analysis laboratory response below. End of Section ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Section 4: Quality Assurance and Proficiency 49. Does your laboratory have a formal QA/QC plan for the analysis of chemical specimens? YES _____ NO _____ 50. Does your laboratory have a formal QA/QC plan for the analysis of unknown chemical specimens? YES _____ NO _____ 51. Does your laboratory have a formal QA/QC plan for the analysis of emergency response chemical specimens? YES _____ NO _____ 52. Does your laboratory participate in proficiency verification (blind analysis, screened challenges, etc.) for the analysis of chemical specimens? If so, what frequency (quarterly, yearly, monthly)? YES _____ NO _____ Frequency: 53. Does your laboratory participate in proficiency verification (blind analysis, screened challenges, etc.) for all analysts capable of performing the method or analysis? If so, what frequency (quarterly, yearly, monthly)? YES _____ NO _____ Frequency: 54. Does your laboratory participate in performance demonstration activities (method validation, criteria based qualification, etc for the analysis of chemical specimens? If so, what frequency (quarterly, yearly, monthly)? YES _____ NO _____ Frequency: 55. Does your laboratory participate in performance demonstration activities (method validation, criteria based qualification, etc.) for all analysts capable of performing the method or analysis? If so, what frequency (quarterly, yearly, monthly)? YES _____ NO _____ Frequency: 56. Does your laboratory participate in performance demonstration activities (method validation, criteria based qualification, etc.) for all analysts capable of performing the method or analysis? If so, what frequency (quarterly, yearly, monthly)? YES _____ NO _____ Frequency: 57. Please detail any additional comments regarding laboratory quality assurance and proficiency below. End of Section ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Section 5: Biomonitoring Needs 58. What biomonitoring methods are available through your agency, laboratory, or organization? Please list the analyte(s) and method/instrumentation below. 59. Is a listing of the methods and matrices for current and projected biological analysis in your laboratory available? If possible, please append or electronically transfer with this file. YES _____ NO _____ 60. What biomonitoring needs does your agency, laboratory, or organization feel should be developed by LPAC laboratories? Please list below. 61. Please detail any additional comments regarding laboratory biomonitoring and emergency biomonitoring response below. End of Section __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Section 6: Biological Terrorism Testing Capability and Capacity 62. Does your laboratory have the capability for to screen biological agents? YES _____ NO _____ 63. From the list provided, please select the biological screening equipment used by your laboratory. a. Field PCR (Bioseeq, RAZOR, R.A.P.I.D, etc.) YES _____ NO _____ b. Powder Screening Test Kit (BioCheck™, etc.) YES _____ NO _____ c. Fourier Transform Infared Spectrometer (FTIR) – Microscope (IlluminatIR, etc.) YES _____ NO _____ d. Fourier Transform Infared Spectrometer – Library Matching (HazMat ID, TravelIR, etc.) YES _____ NO _____ e. Raman Detector YES _____ NO _____ f. Colorimetric Indicator(s) YES _____ NO _____ g. Other YES _____ NO _____ If you selected “Other”, please enter your comments in the space provided below. 64. Does your laboratory have the capability (analyzing, measuring, and/or quantifying) for detecting biological agents in samples? YES _____ NO _____ 65. What type of environmental samples does your laboratory accept for biological analyses? a. Air (i.e., air filters, air charcoal, zeolite cartridges, etc.) YES _____ NO _____ b. Water YES _____ NO _____ c. Soil/Sediment YES _____ NO _____ d. Vegetation YES _____ NO _____ e. Food YES _____ NO _____ f. Powders YES _____ NO _____ g. Other YES _____ NO _____ If you selected “Other”, please enter your comments in the space provided below. 66. Does you laboratory perform any bioassay monitoring for biologicals? If yes, please indicate what type(s) of analyzes are performed. YES _____ NO _____ List: 67. Is your laboratory National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) standard certified for biological environmental monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 68. Is your laboratory National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) standard certified for biological environmental monitoring for emergency population monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 69. Would your laboratory be willing to become Laboratory Response Network (LRN) certified for biological environmental monitoring for emergency population monitoring? If no, please indicate reason(s). YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 70. Is your laboratory Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified for biological bioassay monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 71. Is your laboratory Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified for biological bioassay monitoring for emergency population monitoring? YES _____ NO _____ 72. Would your laboratory be willing to become Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified for biological bioassay monitoring for emergency population monitoring? If no, please indicate reason(s). YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 73. Does your laboratory participate in biological emergency response activities? If yes, please indicate in what capacity. YES _____ NO _____ List: 74. Would your laboratory be willing to participate in biological emergency response activities? If no, please indicate reason(s). YES _____ NO _____ Reason: 75. Is a listing of the methods and matrices for current and projected biological analysis in your laboratory available? If possible, please append or provide the list electronically. YES _____ NO _____ 76. Is your laboratory certified for biological or biological agent testing? If so, please list the accrediting organizations below. YES _____ NO _____ Accrediting Organization(s): 77. Please detail any additional comments regarding biological or biological agent laboratory response below. End of Section __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Section 7: Emergency Response Questions 78. Does your laboratory currently have in place an Emergency Response Plan, detailing actions to be taken in the event of an incident in your state? YES _____ NO _____ 79. Does this plan serve as your laboratory’s Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)? YES _____ NO _____ 80. Do you have a current COOP (updated in the last 12 months)? YES _____ NO _____ 81. How frequently does your lab test its Emergency Response Plan? When was the last time this plan was tested? Frequency Tested _____________________________ Last Tested _____________________________ Frequency Updated _____________________________ 82. Does your laboratory currently have in place an Emergency Call List for all essential laboratory personnel in case of an emergency? YES _____ NO _____ 83. How frequently does your lab test its Emergency Call List? When was the last time this list was tested? How frequently is this listed updated? Frequency Tested _____________________________ Last Tested _____________________________ Frequency Updated _____________________________ End of Section _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Section 8: Additional Comments 84. Please detail any additional comments, concerns, or needs below. Thank you for your input. Please return this survey either electronically or via postal mail to: Delaware Public Health Laboratory Attn: Tara M. Lydick, Chemical Terrorism Coordinator 30 Sunnyside Road Smyrna, DE 19977 Tara.Lydick@state.de.us