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Note: Immediate technical assistance regarding education and containment products related to bioterrorism is available from The Baker Company.
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It's happened. Now what do you do?
 As the world now struggles to confront the emerging threat of bioterrorism, the United States government is working to find meaningful solutions and proper responses to this crisis.
While public policy continues to evolve, it is clear that empowerment of state and local public health laboratories, police and public safety agencies are forming the first line of response.
In response to increased demand from divergent markets, The Baker Company offers the following information.
The Public Health Advisory on anthrax published by the Centers for Disease Control titled Interim* Recommendations for Protecting Workers from Exposure to Bacillus Anthracis in Work Sites Where Mail is Handled or Processed is a valuable source of information for mail facility managers, corporate executives, supervisors and workers in any office or industrial setting.
Index To The Bioterrorism Section This Page
What You Need To Know
Beware Of The Opportunists
Credible Information
Baker Commitment To Market Education
The Baker Company 1999 Advisory On Bioterrorism
Baker Products Of Special Interest In The News
Custom Engineered and Manufactured Containment Systems
Latest Headlines From The National Newswires
Links To Information Sources On Bioterrorism
Baker Company Technical Sales Assistance
Today, throughout America, people like you . . . corporate security officers, postal authorities, governors, mayors, health board officials, family physicians and institutional administrators. . . are dealing with a new reality.
As you monitor the news, The Baker Company would like you to know about some common sense, logical and quite simple ideas to keep in mind.
What You Need To Know
As a population we have dealt with the news of anthrax contamination remarkably well.
- Our public officials and industrial hygienists are learning lessons that will serve us well in the future.
- As a general population, we have increased our personal awareness without panic. We are managing our lives with courage and resolve, with a new sense of normalcy, while keeping our heads, going to work and attending to our lives.
 If you are in a position of responsibility regarding biocontainment and threats from bioterrorism of any kind, your best defense is education.
- First, consult your corporate security department, industrial hygenist or corporate safety officer.
- Review the Interim Health Advisory issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta
- Contact The Baker Company for a list of resources to assist in evaluating your situation.
- Click here for a brief introduction on the subject of Biological Safety Cabinets.
Credible Information
If you are considering the acquisition of biocontainment products, please consider doing business only with experienced, qualified manufacturers who offer legitimate products.
- Baker Company customers include both U.S. government, research institutions and medical centers that have devoted their efforts to bioterrorism education for many years. These include
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- USAMRIID (Fort Detrick)
- New York State Department of Health
- U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Bio Center
- Johns Hopkins
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Warning: Beware Of The Opportunists
Uncertainty creates opportunity. Unfortunately, the gravity of biocontamination cannot be left to the designs of fly-by-night opportunists who claim proficiency in biocontainment, yet lack experience and engineering expertise.
Basic laboratory equipment such as biological safety cabinets and containment systems are core technologies used in the war on bioterrorism.
- Baker has received reports of inexperienced companies offering containment products for mail processing, office mail routing and package screening.
- The science of biocontainment is precise and based on sophisticated combinations of airflow, filtration, air exchange, re-circulation, exhaust, access, monitoring and more.
- Biocontainment products are precision engineered, carefully crafted, microbiologically tested and certified by industry professionals following installation and prior to first use.
- Users must be educated about the nature of biocontainment, how to use containment products and what precautions to take.
The Baker Company
Baker will remain guided by the pursuit of safety, reliability and outstanding value through innovative design and manufacturing of containment and clean air products for life science, pharmaceutical, industrial and hospital/clinical applications worldwide.
- Today, interest in our containment products from non-traditional and non-scientific markets, ranging from mail handling to corporate offices, is intense.
- While we will make every effort to satisfy our obligations to existing and new customers, our first and foremost priority is education and responsible use of our product.
- Baker products cannot be used effectively unless operated by trained professionals.
- The Baker Company, through its corporate and outreach training program, or through its affiliated Eagleson Institute, offers education and applications assistance for our complete product line
Anticipating The Problem: 1999
The Baker Company published an Advisory on Bioterrorism in 1999 in an effort to promote a dialogue on bioterrorism defense, particularly as it relates to the role of state and local public health and safety officials.
This advisory was originally mailed to thousands of public health professionals throughout the United States. Although the content is no longer current, it is important to acknowledge an earlier sensitivity to the emerging threat.
Baker Products Of Interest In
The War on Bioterrorism
 The Baker Company has pioneered the development of Class II, Type A and B3 biological safety cabinets, as well as Class III containment systems, isolators and biological safety cabinets for nearly 50 years.
- Baker offers a collection of standard containment systems which offer various degrees of protection to personnel, product and the environment.
- Your Baker Company Sales Representative is available to assist in evaluating your need and matching the proper product to your application based on a thorough assessment using the following criteria:
- Nature of the containment process or problem
- Level of experience, training and education of proposed operator(s)
- Site selection
- Certification and tutorials
Standard products that are receiving the most interest are listed as follows. Contact your Baker Company sales representative, or call Baker for specific information not covered on the Web site links.
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| The SterilGARD III Advance, 403/603, is an ergonomically enhanced biological safety cabinet designed for product, personnel and environmental protection against airborne particulates. This product may be exhausted to the room or to a facility exhaust system. Dual HEPA filters are included. |
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SterilGARD® III Advance |
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| The SterilchemGARD TX is an ergonomically enhanced total exhaust biological safety cabinet with a dual HEPA filtration system that exhausts 100% of the work surface air. |
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SterilchemGARD® TX |
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| The BioPROtect II, launched in October 2001, is the industry's first reach-in/walk-in biocontainment enclosure with HEPA filter designed for use with high throughput and robotic systems. |
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BioPROtect® II |
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| The MicroGARD® is a compact benchtop enclosure designed to trap airborne particulates within the HEPA filtration system. Room air is gently pulled from the front, over the work area and exhausted through a HEPA filter. This product is also useful for work with delicate instruments such as precision balances where minimal airflow is desired. |
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Custom Engineered Division
Baker remains at the forefront of engineering, testing and production of reliable laboratory contamination control equipment and is well positioned to contribute to the war on bioterrorism.
 Baker custom designs have established critical standards for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life science, hospital/clinical and defense department applications. The Baker Company offers extraordinary expertise in containment and protection technology. During this difficult time, Baker offers valuable information resources for:
- Current methods and practices in response to threats
- Education, information and training
- Outreach information from local Baker Company sales representatives
- Consultative assessment of laboratory capability
- Design, engineering and fabrication of Class III custom isolation products
- Testing, pre-certification, installation and certification
- A complete line of standard Class II products
How The Baker Company Can Help
The Baker Company General Catalog contains detailed information on containment technology including custom Class III isolators and glove boxes, Class II Type A/B3 biological safety cabinets, fume hoods and clean benches. For more information, visit our online catalog, or click here to request a copy.
 Latest Headlines on BioTerrorism
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