Renovation of MSU/CVM Cage Wash Facilities: G20 Facilities Improvement Grant Appl

MSU/CVM 笼式清洗设施翻新：G20 设施改进补助金申请

• 批准号: 7627927
• 负责人: Lucy Senter
• 金额: $ 28.78万
• 依托单位: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-01 至 2011-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7627927
• 关键词: Affect; Allergens; Animals; Area; Beds; Ensure; Environmental air flow; Equipment; Future; Grant; Hour; Human Resources; Maintenance; Manufacturer Name; Mississippi; Ocimum basilicum; Pattern; Research; Research Project Grants; Safety; Sanitation; Time; Universities; Veterinary Medicine; Wing; Work; Workplace; aged; animal care; base; college; cost; design; meetings; programs; repaired; trafficking

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) research program seeks to maintain, and provide continuous improvement to animal holding facilities, equipment and ancillary support facilities. A properly designed cage wash area, with a reliable, efficient cage washer that can meet institutional needs and that is safe for personnel to operate and work near is fundamental to any effective animal care and use program. The cage wash facility on Research Wing 1A is equipped with a 23 year old single door Basil RW4600 cage washer that routinely breaks down on average every 21.6 days, resulting in annual repair costs of over $13,000. Because the original manufacturer has been purchased by another company, it is often difficult and time consuming to obtain parts. Frequent breakdowns in the cage wash area result in delays in cage sanitation, which then may affect research project timing. An analysis of current usage revealed that the cage washer is operated at approximately 8% of capacity, based upon a 9 hour work day, 365 days/year. Though not presently operating at full capacity, an anticipated increase in cage washer use by our staff will likely increase the number of breakdowns and, therefore, maintenance costs in the coming years. The current cage wash area does not adequately separate clean cage storage from dirty, does not have a satisfactory traffic pattern, does not have a dumping station for bedding, does not have adequate ventilation, is not energy efficient, and does not have current safety features to ensure a safe work environment. Fundamental corrective action, i.e., replacement of the aged cage washer, redesign of awkward Facilities, and addition of a bedding dumping station will minimize current and future biocontainment concerns, reduce exposure of workers to allergens, create an environmentally controlled work environment, and reduce the energy necessary to perform these tasks.

描述（由申请人提供）：密西西比州立大学的兽医学院（CVM）研究计划旨在维护并为动物持有设施，设备和辅助支持设施提供持续改进。一个经过适当设计的笼子清洗区，具有可靠，高效的笼垫圈，可以满足机构需求，并且对人员进行操作和工作是安全的，这对于任何有效的动物护理和使用计划都是至关重要的。研究机翼1A上的笼子清洗设施配备了一个23岁的单门罗勒RW4600笼子洗衣机，通常每21.6天平均分解每21.6天，导致每年维修费用超过13,000美元。由于原始制造商是由另一家公司购买的，因此获得零件通常很困难且耗时。笼子清洗区的频繁崩溃导致笼子卫生的延迟，这可能会影响研究项目时机。对当前用法的分析表明，根据9小​​时的工作日（365天/年），笼子垫圈大约以容量的8％运行。尽管目前尚未满负荷运行，但我们员工的笼子洗衣机使用的预计会增加，可能会增加崩溃的数量，因此，在未来几年内维护成本。当前的笼式洗涤区没有充分地将清洁的笼子储存与肮脏分开，没有令人满意的交通模式，没有用于床上用品的倾倒站，没有足够的通风，没有能源效率，并且没有当前的安全功能来确保安全工作环境。基本的纠正措施，即更换老化的笼垫圈，重新设计尴尬的设施以及增加床上用品垃圾垃圾站，将使当前和未来的生物内在维护问题最小化，减少工人接触过敏原，创建环境控制的工作环境，并减少执行这些任务所需的能量。