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Guidelines and Forms for Certification of Physical Containment Facilities


Previous (Superseded) Versions of Guidelines



Application Form and Explanatory Information


Title Date of Issue & Version Number Documents
Application Form for the Certification of a Physical Containment Facility 30/3/2007 - Version 1.4 RTF 518 KB

PDF 211 KB
Explanatory Information on Guidelines for Certification of Physical Containment Facilities 1/7/2007 - Version 2.2 RTF 420 KB

PDF 132 KB
Guide to Physical Containment Levels and Facility Types 1/7/2007 - Version 1.2 RTF 420 KB

PDF 144 KB
Guidance Note for the submission of applications to modify Certifications 23/01/2012 - Version 1.1 HTML

PDF 68 KB

Guidelines and Inspection Checklists

PC1


Facility Type Current Guideline Date & Version Number Current Guideline Documents Previous (Superseded) Guidelines Application Checklist 1 Annual Inspection Checklist 2
PC1 Facility 30/03/2007 - Ver 1.1 RTF 278 KB
PDF 17 KB		 previous versions not required

available here for your convenience
DOC 141 KB
PDF 73 KB		 annual inspections not required
PC1 Large Grazing Animals Facility 30/03/2007 - Ver 2.1 RTF 311 KB
PDF 132 KB		 previous versions not required

available here for your convenience
RTF 115 KB
PDF 59 KB		 RTF 124 KB
PDF 63 KB
PC1 Large Scale Facility 01/09/2006 - Ver 2.1 RTF 390 KB
PDF 146 KB		 previous versions RTF 444 KB
PDF 108 KB		 RTF 590 KB
PDF 210 KB

1 Application Checklists must be completed and submitted with an application for certification of PC3, PC4 and PC1 and PC2 Large Scale Facilities only.
2 Annual Inspection Checklists are provided for the convenience of persons conducting annual inspections of facilities after they have been certified. The use of this inspection checklist is not mandatory.
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    PC2


    Facility Type Current Guideline Date & Version Number Current Guideline Documents Previous (Superseded) Guideline Application Checklist 1 Annual Inspection Checklist 2
    PC2 Animal Facility 01/07/2007 - Ver 3.1 RTF 423 KB
    PDF 104 KB    		 previous versions not required

    available here for your convenience
    RTF 134 KB
    PDF 68 KB    		 RTF 160 KB
    PDF 81 KB
    PC2 Aquatic Organism Facility 01/09/2006 - Ver 2.1 RTF 343 KB
    PDF 177 KB    		 previous versions not required

    available here for your convenience
    RTF 48 KB
    PDF 123 KB    		 RTF 698 KB
    PDF 217 KB
    PC2 Arthropod Facility (formerly "Insectary") 01/09/2006 - Ver 2.1 RTF 348 KB
    PDF 153 KB    		 previous versions not required

    available here for your convenience
    RTF 47 KB
    PDF 217 KB    		 RTF 886 KB
    PDF 222 KB
    PC2 Constant Temperature Room 09/08/2011 - Ver 2.1 HTML
    PDF 205 KB    		 previous versions not required

    available here for your convenience
    RTF 242 KB
    PDF 124 KB    		 same as application inspection checklist
    PC2 Laboratory 01/07/2007 - Ver 3.1 RTF 413 KB
    PDF 94 KB    		 previous versions not required

    available here for your convenience
    DOC 119 KB
    PDF 61 KB    		 DOC 150 KB
    PDF 72 KB
    PC2 Large Scale Facility 01/09/2006 - Ver 2.1 RTF 325 KB
    PDF 133 KB    		 previous versions REQUIRED with application
    RTF 46 KB
    PDF 11 KB    		 RTF 635 KB
    PDF 229 KB
    PC2 Plant Facility 01/07/2007 - Ver 3.1 RTF 420 KB
    PDF 154 KB    		 previous versions not required

    available here for your convenience
    DOC 138 KB
    PDF 69 KB    		 DOC 167 KB
    PDF 82 KB

    1 Application Checklists must be completed and submitted with an application for certification of PC3, PC4 and PC1 and PC2 Large Scale Facilities only.
    2 Annual Inspection Checklists are provided for the convenience of persons conducting annual inspections of facilities after they have been certified. The use of this inspection checklist is not mandatory. Top of page

    PC3

    Facility Type Current Guideline Date & Version Number Current Guideline Documents Previous (Superseded) Guidelines Application Checklist1 Annual Inspection Checklist2
    PC3 Animal Facility 28/06/2010 - Ver 2.1 RTF 1.08 MB
    PDF 211 KB    		 previous versions RTF 720 KB
    PDF 143 KB    		 RTF 1.09 MB
    PDF 220 KB
    PC3 Invertebrate 21/09/2011 - Ver 2.1 RTF 1.00 MB
    PDF 278 KB    		 previous versions RTF 779 KB
    PDF 203 KB    		 RTF 556 KB
    PDF 164 KB
    PC3 Laboratory 01/09/2006 - Ver 2.1 RTF 483 KB
    PDF 179 KB    		 previous versions RTF 556 KB
    PDF 164 KB    		  
    PC3 Plant Facility 01/06/2001 - Ver 1.1 * RTF 38 KB
    PDF 32 KB    		 no previous versions issued RTF 63 KB
    PDF 140 KB    		 same as application inspection checklist

    1 Application Checklists must be completed and submitted with an application for certification of a PC3 facility.
    2 Annual Inspection Checklists are provided for the convenience of persons conducting annual inspections of facilities after they have been certified. The use of this inspection checklist is not mandatory.
    * Versions 1.1 of PC3 Insectary and Plant facility guidelines were issued on 1 June 2001 in a consolidated booklet.

    Copies of the consolidated booklet are available by clicking on the following links: (RTF 329 KB)
    Copies of the consolidated booklet are available by clicking on the following links: (PDF 163 KB)

    (Please note: the Explanatory section of the consolidated booklet has been superseded by Version 1.2 1/9/2006 - Version 1.2 Explanatory Information on Guidelines for Certification of Physical Containment Facilities)

    PC4

    Facility Type Current Guideline Date & Version Number Current Guideline Documents Previous (Superseded) Guidelines Application Checklist 1 Annual Inspection Checklist2
    PC4 Facility 01/07/ 2007 - Ver 2.1 RTF 606 KB
    PDF 162 KB    		 previous versions REQUIRED with application checklist being prepared  

    1 Application Checklists must be completed and submitted with an application for cerfication of a PC4 facility.
    2 Annual Inspection Checklists are provided for the convenience of persons conducting annual inspections of facilties after they have been certified. The use of this inspection checklist is not manadatory.
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