Lesson 7: Biorisk Management Flashcards
is the risk associated to biological toxins or infectiou agents?
Biorisk
is the integration of biosafety and biosecurity to manage risks when working with biological toxins and infectious agents (CWA 15793 Laboratory Biorisk Management Standard)
Biorisk Management
Three primary components of Biorisk Management
assessment (A) mitigation (M) and perfomance (P)
These components are collectively captured by what is called the?
AMP model
The initial step in implementing a biorsik management process relies on_____which includes the identification of hazards and characterization of the risks that are possibly prent in the library.
risk assessment
refers to anything in the environement that has the poential to cause harm
Hazard
is generally defined as the possibility that something bad or unpleasant (sush injury or loss) will happen.
risk
the risk assessment team must identify the hazards and risks of the biological agents to be handled.
Define the situation
defining the risks must include a review of how individual inside and outside the laboratory may be exposed to the hazards.
Define the risks
to characterize the overall biosafety risks, the risk assessment team needs to compare the likelihood and the consequences infection-either qualitatively or quantitatively.
Characterize the risks
this process of evaluating the biorisk arising from a biohazard takes into account the adequancy of any existing controls and deciding whether or not the biorisk is acceptable.
Determine if risks are acceptable or not
the second fundamental component of the biorisk management model is?
mitigation
the most difficult and most effective control measure, involves the total decision not to work with a specific biological agent or even not doing the intended work.
elimination
the second control measure, is the replacement of the procedures or biological agent with a siimlar entity in order to reduce the risks.
substitution
the third control measure, includes physical changes in work stations, equipment, production facilities, or any other relevant aspect of the work environment that can reduce or prevent exposure to hazards.
engineering controls
the fourth measure, the setting of _____, refers tp the policies , standadrs, and guidelines used to control risks.
administrative controls
practices and procedures of administrative controls comprise minimizing splashes,spray, and aerosols to avoid laboratory-acquired infections
standard operating procedures (SOPs)
the last mitigation control measure is the use of___. These are devices worn by workers to protect them against chemicals, toxins, and pathogenic hazards in the laboratory.
-it is the least effective mitigation measure according to the heirarchy of controls.
personal protective equipment (PPE)
the last pillar of the biorisk management model is the ____that involves a systematic process intended to achieve organizational objectives and goals.
performance evaluation
is simply a reevaluation of the overall mitigation strategy.
Performance management
is an integral part in the implemantion of the concept of biosafety and biosecurity in a laboratory. It involves the process of assessment, mitigation, and performance evalution?
It refers to a system or process of controlling safety and security risks associated with the handling, storage, storage, and disposal of biological agents and toxins in laboratories and facilities?
Biorisk Management (BRM)
illustrates the balanced role among the components of BRM?
AMP Model
is the heart of BRM. It insures safety and security of the people working in the laboratory as well as all the stakeholders in an organization?
Robust risk assessment
is not a linear process, rather, it is a continuos process to monitor the implementation of existng biosafety procedures and practices. It provides direction for decision makers to be able to come up with reasinable and justifiable biosafety guidelines.
Performance evaluation
It is the process of identifying the hazards and characterizing the risks?
risk assessment
