Biorisk Management

Question 1

AMP model meaning

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Assessment, mitigation, procedures

Question 2

Containment principles, technologies and practices that are implemented to prevent UNINTENTIONAL exposure to BIOLOGICAL AGENTS or their inadvertent release

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Biosafety

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Examples of biological materials

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Bacteria, fungi, parasites, etc

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Principles, technologies and practices that are implemented for the Protection, Control and Accountability of Biological Materials and/or the equipment, skills and data related to their handling

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Biosecurity

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Integrating biosafety and biosecurity

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Biorisk

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Protecting people from bad bugs

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Biosafety

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Protecting bad bugs from bad people

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Biosecurity

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An object / situation that has the potential to cause adverse effects when an organism, system or (sub)population is exposed to it

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Hazard

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A combination of the likelihood of an incident and the severity of the harm (consequences) if that incident were to occur

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Risk

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A systematic process of gathering info and evaluating the likelihood and the consequences of exposure to or release of workplace hazards and determining the appropriate risk control measures to reduce the risk to an acceptable risk

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Risk assessment

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Part of risk assessment where the likelihood of exposure to a hazard.is weighted against the potential severity of harm under a se…

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Risk evaluation

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The risk associated to biological toxins or infectious agents

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Biorisk

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Key components of biorisk managemnet

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Risk assessment, hazard, risk

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Incident vs accident

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Incident- something unpleasant that happened but no harm to anyone

Accident- when someone is harmed

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Risk assessment steps

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1. Define the situation
2. Define the risk
3. Characterize the risk
4. Determine if risk is acceptable or not

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Acid fast bacilli smear

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Tuberculosis

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a system or process to control SAFETY and SECURITY risks associated with the handling or storage and disposal of biological agents and toxins in laboratories and facilities

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Biorisk Management (BRM)

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• A framework that integrates BEST PRACTICES and PROCEDURES
• ensures that an organization can effectively achieve all of its objectives
• frequently build around the Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle

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CWA 15793:2011

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Identification of hazards and characterization of risks

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risk assessment

Question 20

refers to anything in the environment that has a potential to cause harm

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hazard

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generally defined as the possibility that something bad or unpleasant (such as injury or loss) will happen.

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risk

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are actions and control measures that are put into place to reduce or eliminate the risks associated with biological agents and toxins

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biorisk mitigation measures

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hierarchy of controls from least effective to most effective

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PPE, Administrative Controls, Engineering Controls, Substitution, Elimination

Question 24

it changes the way people work. what hierarchy of controls is this?

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administrative controls

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it isolates people from the hazard. what hierarchy of controls is this?

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engineering controls

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it replaces the hazard. what hierarchy of controls is this?

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substitution

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it physically remove the hazard. what hierarchy of controls is this?

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elimination

Question 28

• Involves a systematic process intended to achieve organization objectives and goals.
• Helps to highlight BioRisk strategies that are not working effectively and measures that are ineffective or unnecessary.
• reevaluation of the overall mitigation strategy

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performance evaluation