Lesson 7: Biorisk Management

Question 1

is the risk associated to biological toxins or infectiou agents?

Answer 1

Biorisk

Question 2

is the integration of biosafety and biosecurity to manage risks when working with biological toxins and infectious agents (CWA 15793 Laboratory Biorisk Management Standard)

Answer 2

Biorisk Management

Question 3

Three primary components of Biorisk Management

Answer 3

assessment (A) mitigation (M) and perfomance (P)

Question 4

These components are collectively captured by what is called the?

Answer 4

AMP model

Question 5

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.

Answer 5

risk assessment

Question 6

refers to anything in the environement that has the poential to cause harm

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Hazard

Question 7

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

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risk

Question 8

the risk assessment team must identify the hazards and risks of the biological agents to be handled.

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Define the situation

Question 9

defining the risks must include a review of how individual inside and outside the laboratory may be exposed to the hazards.

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Define the risks

Question 10

to characterize the overall biosafety risks, the risk assessment team needs to compare the likelihood and the consequences infection-either qualitatively or quantitatively.

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Characterize the risks

Question 11

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.

Answer 11

Determine if risks are acceptable or not

Question 12

the second fundamental component of the biorisk management model is?

Answer 12

mitigation

Question 13

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.

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elimination

Question 14

the second control measure, is the replacement of the procedures or biological agent with a siimlar entity in order to reduce the risks.

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substitution

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

engineering controls

Question 16

the fourth measure, the setting of _____, refers tp the policies , standadrs, and guidelines used to control risks.

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administrative controls

Question 17

practices and procedures of administrative controls comprise minimizing splashes,spray, and aerosols to avoid laboratory-acquired infections

Answer 17

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Question 18

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.

Answer 18

personal protective equipment (PPE)

Question 19

the last pillar of the biorisk management model is the ____that involves a systematic process intended to achieve organizational objectives and goals.

Answer 19

performance evaluation

Question 20

is simply a reevaluation of the overall mitigation strategy.

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Performance management

Question 21

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?

Answer 21

Biorisk Management (BRM)

Question 22

illustrates the balanced role among the components of BRM?

Answer 22

AMP Model

Question 23

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?

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Robust risk assessment

Question 24

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.

Answer 24

Performance evaluation

Question 25

It is the process of identifying the hazards and characterizing the risks?

Answer 25

risk assessment