BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY Test 2| Questions
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what year when the first edition of a guidebook, called Biosafety in Microbiological and
Biomedical Laboratories was produced?
• U.S. NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
• now considered a major reference text for biosafety - ✔✔1984
In what year when Directive on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to
biological agents at work (European Commission)?
• Directive on the contained use of genetically modified microorganisms(European
Commission) - ✔✔1990
provides oversight of PUBLIC
HEALTH and safety, including the
laboratory. - ✔✔Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDCP)
Develops and enforces WORKPLACE standards to
protect employees' safety and health.
Recommendations include guidelines addressing
blood-borne pathogens, chemical safety,
phlebotomies, latex gloves, ergonomics, and any
other potentially hazardous situation that may be
found in the workplace. - ✔✔Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
, What are the other organizations? - ✔✔International Federation of Biosafety Associations
(IFBA) ,World Health Organization(WHO), & Biorisk Association Philippines (BAP).
What are the Biosafety issues? - ✔✔-LABORATORY SAFETY
▪ BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS
▪ RECOMBINANT DNA
▪ BIOLOGICAL WASTE DISPOSAL
▪ TRANSPORT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
-RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
▪ BIOTERRORISM AND SELECT AGENTS
▪ MOLD AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY
▪ OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
▪ HEALTH IN THE USE OF RESEARCH ANIMALS
THE PRINCIPLE OF HOLDING OR BE CAPABLE OF HOLDING OR INCLUDING WITHIN A FIXED LIMIT
OR AREA - ✔✔Containment
PREVENTING THE RELEASE OF
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS - ✔✔BIOCONTAINMENT
control hazard at source - ✔✔PRIMARY BARRIERS
BSC- Biosafety Cabinets
HEPA filter -high-efficiency particulate air
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