2. Nature and assessment of biohazards
Risk assessment, followed by the associated protection and prevention measures, involves determining the nature of the hazard, its duration and the conditions under which workers, the general public or the environment are exposed to it. The hazard may be objective or potential.
Objective hazards are defined hazards that can be controlled by appropriate procedures.
A potential hazard is one that is possible, but not necessarily actual. The importance of this potential character will evolve with scientific knowledge. In this case, the precautionary principle will be applied to define the means of protection to be implemented.
when a new micro-organism is isolated in a laboratory, until it has been characterized, its hazard is potential. If, after characterization, it...
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References
Regulations
General provisions
Directive 98/81/EC of the Council of the European Communities of October 26, 1998 amending Directive 90/219/EEC of April 23, 1990 on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms.
Commission Decision 2000/608/EC of September 27, 2000 on the guidance notes concerning the risk assessment referred to in Annex III to Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of genetically...
Organizations
American Biological Safety Association (American type culture collection): http://www.absa.org
Institut Pasteur collection: http://www.pasteur.fr/externe
World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/home-page/
National Institutes of Health: http://www.nih.gov/
Genetic Engineering Commission: http://www.recherche.gouv.fr/commis/genetique/default.htm...
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