Chapter 7: Biorisk Management Flashcards
Risk associated to biological toxins or infectious agents.
Biorisk
Holds the Biorisk management.
Assessment, Mitigation, and Performance
The identification of hazards and characterization of risks that are possibly present in laboratory.
Risk Assessment
Refers to anything in the environment that has the potential to cause harm.
Hazard
Defined as the possibility that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Risk
Performing risk assessment:
Define the situation
Define the risks
Characterize the risks
Determine if risks are acceptable or not
Actions and control measures that are put into place to reduce or eliminate risk.
Biorisk Mitigation
The second fundamental component of the biorisk management model is ______.
Mitigation
The most difficult and most effective control measure.
The total decision not to work with a specific biological agent.
Elimination
The replacement of the procedures or biological agent with similar entity in order to reduce the risks.
Substitution
Physical changes in work stations, equipment, production facilities or any other relevant aspect of the work.
Engineering Controls
The policies, standards, and guidelines used to control risks.
Administrative Controls
These are worn by workers to protect them against chemicals, toxins, and pathogenic hazards in the laboratory.
Personal Protective Equipment
Involves a systematic process intended to achieve organizational objectives and goals.
Performance Evaluation
Simply a reevaluation of the overall mitigation strategy.
Performance Management
