#5 – Personnel
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Use of personal protective equipment
Your biosecurity plan needs to include standard operating procedures that you have in place for personal protective equipment (PPE) for site-dedicated and nonfarm personnel. Keeping a roster of employees will help decipher who is considered site-dedicated and who falls into the nonfarm personnel category. Include the types of PPE used on your farm(s) and by whom. Personal protective equipment may include:
coveralls
lab coats
boots
safety goggles
respirators
disposable gloves
Designated areas should be used for putting on (donning) and taking off (duffing) PPE to prevent personnel from transferring pathogens to and from the farm site. Learn about 2-zone Danish entry or 3-zone Danish entry in these short videos.
Two-Zone Danish Entry and Exit for Poultry Barns
Three-Zone Danish Entry and Exit for Poultry Barns
Personnel plan following outside contact with birds
In addition to having a biosecurity plan for each personnel group, special consideration should be taken for personnel that have recently been in contact with other poultry or avian species. These activities may include:
hunting or having other contact with wild birds
interacting with backyard poultry
pet birds
Be sure to specify procedures for these individuals to complete prior to reentering the Perimeter Buffer Area to lessen risk of disease transfer.
Record keeping
To manage and organize protocol completion for personnel, keep a record of each individual through procedure audits, acknowledgement forms, training records, daily log-in for employees and visitors, or signed policy documents.
Resources
Record Keeping Templates
2 - Employee Roster.pdfEmployee Roster
3 - Entry and Exit log.pdfEntry and Exit Log
6 - Training record.individual.pdfTraining Record–Individual
5 - Training record. topic.pdf