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. 2011 Mar;9(1):23-9.
doi: 10.1089/bsp.2010.0048. Epub 2011 Mar 1.

Developing a behavioral health screening program for BSL-4 laboratory workers at the National Institutes of Health

Casey Skvorc  1 , Deborah E Wilson
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Developing a behavioral health screening program for BSL-4 laboratory workers at the National Institutes of Health

Casey Skvorc et al. Biosecur Bioterror. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

The events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, accelerated a search for personnel reliability test measures to identify individuals who could pose a threat to our nation's security and safety. The creation and administration of a behavioral health screen for BSL-4 laboratory workers at the National Institutes of Health represents a pioneering effort to proactively build a BSL-4 safety culture promoting worker cohesiveness, trust, respect, and reliability with a balance of worker privacy and public safety.

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