BSL2 Audit and Certification Program

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The critical aspects of biosafety and bio-containment have been increasingly important in recent years. Biological agents involved in biological research projects at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore are usually those with low risks. Biosafety level 2 or BSL 2 laboratories are widely used. However, biosafety measures which refer to the implementation of laboratory practices and procedures, specific construction features of laboratory facilities and safety equipment must be in place to reduce the exposure of laboratory personnel, the public or the environment to potentially infectious agents or other biological hazards. It is also required to pay more attention to laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs) which may occur in research laboratories, clinical laboratories or animal facilities. BSL 2 audit and certification program is implemented as an internal exercise covering laboratories in the university where biological agents are handled or biological research works are carried out. We have put some efforts to raise biosafety standards university-wide in both laboratory infrastructure and laboratory practices to a higher level. Common audit findings are briefly discussed in this presentation.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• INTRODUCTION
• NTU BSL 2 LABORATORIES
• BIOSAFETY ISSUES
• PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
• LABORATORY AUDIT
• COMMON AUDIT FINDINGS AND COMMENTS
• LABORATORY CERTIFICATION
• FUTURE BIOSAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
• CONCLUSIONS
• REFERENCES

참고문헌 (Reference)

1 "https://www.moh.gov.sg/content/dam/moh_web/BioSafety/docs/List_of_Biological_Agents_and_Toxins.pdf"

2 "http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety/Biosafety7.pdf"

3 "http://www.mom.gov.sg/legislation/workplace-safetyand-health"

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6 Ministry of Manpower, "Workplace Safety and Health Act"

7 Ministry of Health of Singapore, "Updated Biological Agents and Toxins List"

8 Genetic Modification Advisory Committee, "Singapore Guidelines for Research on GMOs" 2001

9 World Health Organization, "Laboratory biosafety manual"

10 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories"

11 Singapore Statutes Online, "Biological Agents and Toxins Act"