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The links associated with anthrax response are categorized as follows:

Comprehensive Anthrax Response References
Mail Handling
Health and Safety Plans / Medical Surveillance Programs
Training and Personal Protective Equipment
Sampling, Packing, and Transporting Bacillus anthracis
Decontamination

Comprehensive Anthrax Response References

NRT Quick Reference Guide: Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) [61 KB PDF, 2 pages]. National Response Team, (2008, August).
Technical Assistance for Anthrax Response, Interim-Final Draft [732 KB PDF, 137 pages]. National Response Team (2005, July). This version of the NRT's Technical Assistance Document (TAD) for Anthrax Response is a partial update to the Interim-Final Draft November 2003 version. The updated information in this version is limited to a new Appendix E—Guidelines for Discharging Anthrax Decontamination Wastewater to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs).

Mail Handling

Updated Information About How To Recognize and Handle a Suspicious Package or Envelope [95 KB PDF, 2 pages]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Advisory, CDCHAN-00050-01-10-31-ADV-N, (2001, October 31).
Protect Your Workplace: Learn All About Suspicious Packages. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), (2006, September 20). Describes the new poster developed through the joint efforts of four federal agencies—the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS); the US Postal Service and its Postal Inspection Service; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the FBI.
Suspicious Letters or Packages. US Postal Service (USPS). Includes links to a Suspicious Mail Alert Poster which advises you on what to do if you receive a suspicious letter or package.
United States Postal Service - Mail Center Security Website
Video: Protecting Your Health for People Who Process, Sort, and Deliver the Mail. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Foundation, Bioterrorism/Emergency Preparedness.

Health and Safety Plans / Medical Surveillance Programs

Notice to Readers: Occupational Health Guidelines for Remediation Workers at Bacillus anthracis-Contaminated Sites. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 51(35);786-789, (2002, September 6).
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), 2002 TLVs^® and BEIs^® (extreme temperature reference), Publication #0102.

Training and Personal Protective Equipment

29 CFR 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
29 CFR 1910.38(a), Emergency Action Plans
29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazard Communication
29 CFR 1910 Subpart I, Personal Protective Equipment
49 CFR 172, Subpart H [53 KB PDF, 2 pages]. Transportation Training

Sampling, Packing, and Transporting Bacillus anthracis

Approved Tests for the Detection of Bacillus anthracis in the Laboratory Response Network (LRN). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.
The Laboratory Response Network for Biological Terrorism. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Packaging Critical Biological Agents. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response. Protocols for packing, shipping, and transport of biological agents/diseases.
Etiologic Agent Import Permit Program (EAIPP). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Safety, Health and Environment.
- Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents [556 KB PDF, 4 pages].

Decontamination

Clean Up Technologies. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Provides a centralized location to collect and disseminate information about decontamination technologies and also for technology vendors to provide information.

Accessibility Assistance: Contact the OSHA Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management at 202-693-2300 for assistance accessing PDF materials.

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