Laboratory biosecurity guidance
Author | : World Health Organization |
Publisher | : World Health Organization |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 2024-06-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789240095113 |
ISBN-13 | : 924009511X |
Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Laboratory biosecurity guidance is a revision of the first edition of the WHO Biorisk management - Laboratory biosecurity guidance, 2006. As introduced in the 4th edition of the Laboratory biosafety manual (LBM4), the novel risk- and evidence-based approach is applied for biosecurity in this guidance. The guidance is intended to help researchers, biosafety/biosecurity officers and other laboratory personnel properly assess and manage risks inherent to high-consequence research. Furthermore, it contains a template for biosecurity risk assessment in the laboratory to prevent theft, misuse and unauthorized access to biological material, and also includes a two-tier approach for national oversight of biological risk management as well as a hybrid approach with risk- and list-based elements to regulate high-consequence material.