CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Containment princioles, technologies and practices implemented to prevent unintentional exposure to pathogens and toxins, or their unintentional release
Laboratory Biosafety
Protection control and accountability for valuable biological materials ithin laboratories in order to prevent unauthorized access, loss, theft, misuse, diversiin or intentional release
Laboratory Biosafety
Acquired through laboratory related activities as a result of working with infectious agents
Laboratory Acquired Infections
worked inthe US biological research laboratories at Fort Detrick who pioneered in developing biosafety measures after the second world war
A.G. Wedum
Drafted the general principles for dealing with potential biohazards related to GMOs were drafted
Asilomar Conference of 1975
designation of the 4 levels of biosafety
mid-1970s
first edition of the national institutes f health (NIH) guidelines for research involving DNA molecules was published
1976
First edition of a guidebook, called Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories was produced
1984
Directive on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (european commission)
1990
provides oversight of public health and safety, including the laboratory
CDC