Basic Concepts on Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Flashcards
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Individuals who handle and process microbiological specimens are vulnerable to pathogenic microorganisms which are possible
sources of
Laboratory acquired infections
Laboratory biosafety and biosecurity traces its history in
North America and Western Europe
The origins of biosafety were rooted in
US biological weapons program
was designated a permanent installation for biological research and development
Camp detrick
engaged some of Camp Detrick’s leading scientist
about the nature of their work and developed specifically technical solutions such as Class III safety cabinets and laminar flow hoods to address specific risks
Newell Johnson
What does ABSA stand for
American biological biosafety program
Describe the use of mechanical pipettors to
prevent laboratory-acquired infections in 1907 and 1908
Arnold Wedum
Early progenitors to the nearly ubiquitous engineered control now known as the
biological safety cabinet, were also first documented outside of the US biological weapons programs
Ventilated cabinets
What does CDC Stand for
Center for disease control
What does SRCVB VECTOR stand for
State Research Center of
Virology and biotechnology
VECTOR (SRCVB VECTOR)
introduced the concept of
establishing ascending levels of
containment associated with risks in
handling groups of infectious
microorganisms that present similar
characteristics
Classification of Etiological Agents on the Basis of Hazard,
It explained in detail the microbiological practices,
equipment, and facility necessarily corresponding to four ascending levels of physical containment
Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
The technical means of mitigating the risk of
accidental infection from or release of agents in the laboratory setting as well as the community and environment it is situated in
Biosafety levels
Analyzed multiple epidemiological studies of
laboratory-based outbreaks
Arnold Wedum and Morton Reitman
to monitor the transfer of a select list of biological agents from one facility to another.
Select agent regulations
materials that pose the greatest risk of
deliberate misuse, and the remaining select agents.
Tier 1 agents
similar in scope with the US regulations but with more severe penalties for noncompliance
Singapore’s Biological Agents and Toxins Act
amended to require institutions that work with
listed “highly dangerous pathogens” to implement
laboratory biosafety and biosecurity requirements to prevent the loss, theft, diversion, release,or misuse of these agents
Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases in 2005
To address concerns on biosafety guidance for research and health laboratories, issues On risk
assessment and guidance to commission and certified laboratories
3rd edition of the Laboratory Biosafety Manual
to ensure “an adequate level of protection in the field of safe transfer, handling, and use of living
modified organisms (LMOS) resulting from modern
biotechnology.”
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB)
established under E.O. 430 series of
1990, it focuses on the organizational
structure for biosafety: procedures for evaluation of proposals with biosafety concerns; procedures and guidelines on the introduction, movement, and field release of regulated materials; procedures on physico-chemical and biological containment
National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines (NCBP)
to set in place policies on the importation and release. of plants and plant products derived from
modern biotechnology.
Department of Agriculture (DA)also issued Administrative Order No. 8
formulated guidelines in the assessment of the impacts on health posed by modern biotechnology and its applications
Department of Health (DOH) together with NCBP
formulated guidelines in the assessment of the impacts on health posed by modern biotechnology and its applications
Department of Health (DOH) together with NCBP
