Biosafety Foundation Risk Assessment, Routes of Exposure, Risk Groups and Biosafety Levels

READING ASSIGNMENT:
BSP&P Ch. 5
BMBL Sec. III, IV
RDNA Sec. II, App. B

OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the class, students will be able to:

• Describe components of risk assessment and risk management as applicable to Biosafety
• Describe various groups of professionals, expertise, and resources required to conduct a risk assessment
• Outline the risk assessment pathway from development, review, and assignment of appropriate risk management factors
• Define the four Risk Groups

POWERPOINT LECTURE TITLE:
Lecture 2

Optional Lecture 2

STUDENT HANDOUTS:

1. ABSA Risk Group Tables
2. NIH Risk Group Classification of Etiologic Agents on the Basis of Hazard
3. Material Safety Data Sheets for Infectious Agents (Health Canada)

IN-CLASS EXERCISES OR TOURS:
Class exercise Finding Risk Groups for Hazardous Biological Agents

FILMS:
None

CLASS DEMONSTRATION (EQUIPMENT/DEVICES):
None

HOMEWORK:
Risk Assessment/Risk Management Guidance Document. Students should select one of 10 biohazard proposals in the risk assessment exercise below (or choose one of their own design) and prepare a written risk assessment for the agent and detail appropriate precautions to take.

Use the comprehensive exercise below and supplement with the agent classification assignment.
Comprehensive Risk Assessment Exercise: Agent Classification Exercise

Supplemental Risk Assignment: Risk Assessment Exercise
Risk Assessment Caution Statement Students are asked to prepare a brief written “caution” statement that transmits the most salient risk features of the agent.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:
None