Introduction to Biorisk Management and Chemical Safety and Security
Course Overview
The Introduction to Biorisk Management and Chemical Safety and Security is an onsite training course designed to provide participants with a foundational understanding of chemical risk, safety, and security principles within laboratory and institutional settings.
The course focuses on identifying chemical threats, vulnerabilities, and potential consequences to support effective biorisk assessment and management. Participants are introduced to risk-based approaches for prioritizing security needs and designing appropriate chemical safety and security controls that aim to deter, detect, and delay potential chemical threats.
Through lectures, discussions, and practical examples, the course emphasizes the integration of chemical safety, chemical security, and biorisk management to protect personnel, facilities, the community, and the environment, while promoting regulatory awareness and responsible chemical handling practices.
- Introduction to biorisk management concepts
- Overview of chemical safety vs. chemical security
- Types of chemical hazards and threat agents
- Principles of risk-based decision making
- Roles and responsibilities in chemical risk management
- Identification of chemical threats
- Vulnerability assessment of facilities and processes
- Consequence analysis: health, environmental, and security impacts
- Insider and outsider threat considerations
- Case examples of chemical incidents and security breaches
- Chemical risk assessment frameworks
- Threat–vulnerability–consequence (TVC) approach
- Risk ranking and prioritization of security needs
- Use of qualitative and semi-quantitative tools
- Group exercises on risk assessment scenarios
- Preventive and protective control measures
- Access control, inventory management, and monitoring
- Engineering, administrative, and procedural controls
- Design of controls to deter, detect, and delay chemical threats
- Integration of safety and security systems
A 5-day onsite foundational training on laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, aligned with DOH AO 2021-0037.
Laboratory personnel involved in the handling, management, or oversight of biological agents, including Biosafety Officers, laboratory managers, researchers, and technical staff.
The course covers biological risk assessment, biosafety levels, containment systems, good microbiological practices, biosecurity measures, emergency response, and regulatory compliance.
Lectures, facilitated discussions, case analyses, and practical exercises.
Yes. It supports institutional compliance and implementation of national biosafety and biosecurity requirements.
A Certificate of Completion is issued to participants who meet attendance and assessment requirements.
Upcoming Schedule
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