title: Developing a behavioral health screening program for BSL-4 laboratory workers at the National Institutes of Health.
abstract: The events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, accelerated a search for personnel reliability test measures to identify individuals who could pose a threat to our nation's security and safety. The creation and administration of a behavioral health screen for BSL-4 laboratory workers at the National Institutes of Health represents a pioneering effort to proactively build a BSL-4 safety culture promoting worker cohesiveness, trust, respect, and reliability with a balance of worker privacy and public safety.
authors.affiliation: Division of Occupational Health and Safety, Office of Research Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. skvorcc@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Casey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Skvorc
authors.forename: Deborah E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018580:Mandatory Testing; D008603:Mental Health; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012637:Security Measures; D014481:United States