1. a) Does your country use a four-part "Safety Level" rating system for laboratories? (The system might be called in English "Risk Levels", "Bio-Safety Levels", "Containment Levels", "Bio-Security Levels", or some similar name.) (Click here for help)

If yes, which level is used for the most dangerous organisms?

Yes. Level 4 is used for the most dangerous organisms. (True for most countries in Asia, the European Union, and North/South America. This is equivalent to the WHO system.)

b) What is the Safety Level of your lab? (Use the WHO numbering system, in which Level 4 is used for the most dangerous organisms.)

Level 1 (low risk, ~= WHO BSL 1)

2. a) What type of work environments do you use to handle biological materials? Please check all that apply. (Click here for help)

• Open benches
• Laminar flow hood / biosafety cabinet with open front
• "Glove box" / biosafety cabinet with closed front
• Our team is not doing any wet-lab work (e.g. Policy & Practices Track, some teams in Software Track)
• Other work environment (please describe):
• We don't know the name of the work environment that we use (please comment):

b) Do you handle different materials in different work environments? If yes, please describe what materials you handle in what work environments.

3. a) What personal protective equipment do you use in your lab? Please check all that apply.

• Lab coats
• Gloves
• Safety glasses / goggles
• Full face shields
• Surgical masks
• Respirators (what kind?):
• Other protective equipment (please describe):
• We do not know how to describe our protective equipment (please comment):

b) Do you use different protective equipment for different procedures? If yes, please describe what equipment you use for what purposes.

4. How do you dispose of biological waste? (For example: liquid cell cultures, agar plates, used pipette tips.)