This session will review and describe the basic steps of a biosafety risk assessment for clinical laboratories. The risk of exposure to infectious agents exists in every clinical laboratory.

The US government has underestimated the risk that livestock will be exposed to microbes escaping from a proposed high-security laboratory for studying animal diseases, an independent review panel has ...

The pace of innovation in the Life Sciences field is accelerating, and the regulatory oversight of the resulting products and ...

For as little as 4 million dollars from a GEF Grant, during a period of 4 years, four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru) worked together to strengthen the technical and decision-making ...

Since the inception of modern biological research, BioSafety has evolved into a critical consideration in Good Laboratory Practices (GLP). With the recent and rapid expansion of biopharma and the use ...

Discover essential risk assessment methods, including qualitative and quantitative analyses, to make informed investment ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the Risk Assessment Tool (RAST) for Biosafety and Laboratory Biosecurity, developed to help with laboratory risk assessment. Laboratory workers are ...

Biosafety can be achieved by risk assessment, best work practices, appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), containment and training. UMass Lowell and the Department of Environmental Health ...

Medical laboratory workers handle clinical specimens, which are a threat of exposure to infectious agents. Notably, medical laboratory science students report for internships with only theoretical ...