The University of Edinburgh has been fined £10,000 for failing to implement health surveillance of research workers whose health was at risk as a result of exposure to laboratory animal allergens (LAAs). Two researchers began work at the University of Edinburgh in 2003 and both had declared that they were already allergic to rodents around the time of their appointments. Both continued to work with rats and were exposed to LAAs - known respiratory sensitisers with a significant health risk.
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机译：爱丁堡大学（University of Edinburgh）被罚款10,000英镑，原因是未能对因暴露于实验室动物过敏原（LAA）而导致健康受到威胁的研究人员进行健康监测。两名研究人员于2003年开始在爱丁堡大学工作，都宣布他们在任命之时已经对啮齿类动物过敏。两者都继续与大鼠一起工作，并暴露于已知有严重健康风险的已知呼吸致敏剂LAA。
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