Biorisk

Biorisk generally refers to the risk associated with biological materials and/or infectious agents, also known as pathogens.[1] The term has been used frequently for various purposes since the early 1990s.[2][3] The term is used by regulators, security experts, laboratory personnel and industry alike, and is used by the World Health Organization (WHO).[1][4] WHO/Europe also provides tools and training courses in biosafety and biosecurity.[5]

An international Laboratory Biorisk Management Standard developed under the auspices of the European Committee for Standardization, defines biorisk as the combination of the probability of occurrence of harm and the severity of that harm where the source of harm is a biological agent or toxin.[6] The source of harm may be an unintentional exposure, accidental release or loss, theft, misuse, diversion, unauthorized access or intentional unauthorized release.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Lentzos, Filippa; Koblentz, Gregory D.; Rodgers, Joseph (27 April 2022). Cruickshank, Paul; Hummel, Kristina (eds.). "The Urgent Need for an Overhaul of Global Biorisk Management" (PDF). CTC Sentinel. 15 (4, Special Issue: The Biological Threat – Part One). West Point, New York: Combating Terrorism Center: 25–31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ Ecotoxicology of Soil Organisms: Conference: Papers By Marianne H. Donker, H. Eijsackers, Fred Heimbach Contributor Marianne H. Donker, H. Eijsackers, Fred Heimbach; CRC Press, 1994
  3. ^ Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Parenteral Medications By Kenneth E. Avis, Herbert A. Lieberman, Leon Lachman Contributor Kenneth E. Avis; Informa Health Care, 1993
  4. ^ The World Health Organization, Biorisk Management: Laboratory Biosecurity Guidance September 2006, WHO/CDS/EPR/2006.6
  5. ^ The World Health Organization. Biorisk Management: ISST training and certification
  6. ^ The European Committee for Standardization, Laboratory Biorisk Management Standard, CWA 15793:2008, p.9, www.cen.eu