Containment Level 3 Facilities Certification Flow Process
This image is a flow chart that shows the correspondence and timeline of the
Containment Level 3 Facilities Certification Flow Process.
- The process starts with a box that says: First Contact Sheet Form A.
- This box leads to a box that says: LEAD Role Decision. There are two
circles flowing from this box in regards to Correspondence. The first one says:
Letter confirming Form A receipt and informing process (Checklists and Forms).
The second circle says: ?Type of Pathogens, ?Program Intent, ?Volume, ?Animal /
in vivo. Under the Timeline, this process
should take 1 week.
- This box leads to a box that says: Design/Consultation - LEAD offers advice
and expertise
- This box leads to a box that says: Construction - LEAD approves
drawings/specification
- This box leads to a box that says: Pre-Inspection - LEAD can go on-site
during construction. Under the Timeline, the processes described in the last
three boxes will take an undetermined amount of time.
- This box leads to a box that says: Revision of Final Submission by both
Agencies. There is a circle coming from this box in regards to Correspondence,
which says: Letter informing client of expected time frame.
- This box leads to three boxes. The box on the left says: As Built Drawing.
The box in the centre says: Validation Test. The box on the right says:
Standard Operating Procedures
- These three boxes leads to a box that says: One report summarising
questions/comments from both. The timeline for the revision of final submission
by both Agencies up until one report summarising questions/comments from both
is 3 weeks/Agency (= 1 week). There is a circle coming from this box in regards
to Correspondence, which says: Certification report sent to client.
- This box leads to a box that says: On-site Inspection by both Agencies. The
timeline for this process is variable.
- This box leads to a box that says: Report/Summary of Inspection send by
LEAD. The timeline for this process is one week.
- This box leads to a box that says: Certification by both Agencies. The
timeline for this process is variable. There is a circle coming from this box
in regards to Correspondence, which says: Certification Letter: Expiry date,
Pathogens list, in vivo / in vitro, Recertification, Requirements (Form C)