Course: Laboratory Biosafety: Introduction to Risk Assessment and Managing Biohazards

If the risk is not acceptable, a risk control strategy must be developed to reduce any initial risks to an acceptable risk so that the procedure can be performed safely. …

Once a risk control strategy is developed, risk control measures must be selected and implemented. When selecting laboratory risk control measures, national regulations and guidelines must always be considered first …

A hazard is defined as a source that possesses the potential to cause harm or adverse health effects on individuals. Risk is the likelihood of an undesirable event happening, that …

After gathering all available information, risk evaluation should be performed. In this step, the likelihood of exposure to a hazard is weighed against the potential severity of harm under a …