Biosecurity refers to protecting microbial agents from loss, theft, diversion or misuse. The objective is to prevent loss, theft or misuse of microorganisms, biological materials, and research information by limiting access to facilities, materials and information. Biosafety and biosecurity measures are usually complementary, though sometimes conflicting. Biosafety focuses on appropriate laboratory procedures and practices to prevent exposures and infections, while biosecurity addresses procedures to ensure biological materials and information remain secure. Valuable biological materials require specific protective and monitoring measures to protect populations from potential harm and economic or historical value. Key principles of biosecurity include restricting information and communication, coding samples in storage, and having barriers in case of emergencies. Components of lab

1. Safety and biosecurity
Lecture 9:-Introduction to Biosecurity
Dr. Raghda Saad Mohammed

2. Biosecurity
The term “biosecurity” refers to the protection of microbial agents from loss,
theft, diversion or intentional misuse. The objective of biosecurity is to
prevent loss, theft or misuse of microorganisms, biological materials, and
research related information. This is accomplished by limiting access to
facilities, research materials and information. While the objectives are
different, biosafety and biosecurity measures are usually complementary
while at times may conflicts.
So, biosecurity is protecting agents from bad people.

3. Biosecurity and Biosafety
Biosafety and biosecurity programs share common components. Both are
based upon risk assessment and management methodology; personnel
expertise and responsibility; control and accountability for research materials
including microorganisms and culture stocks; access control elements;
material transfer documentation; training; emergency planning; and program
management.
Biosafety and biosecurity risk assessments are performed to determine the
appropriate levels of controls within each program. Biosafety looks at
appropriate laboratory procedures and practices necessary to prevent
exposures and occupationally-acquired infections, while biosecurity
addresses procedures and practices to ensure that biological materials and
relevant sensitive information remain secure.

4. Valuable Biological Materials (VBM)
Valuable biological materials (VBM) are biological materials that
require specific protective and monitoring measures in
laboratories to protect the population from their potential to cause
harm and/or their economic and historical (archival) value. The
classification of biological materials as VBM is the responsibility
of their caretakers (laboratory managers and scientists) who
should be able to address and define the level of protection
required.

5. PRINCIPLES OF BIOSECURITY
1. Restricted information.
2. Restricted communication.
3. Coding of samples in storage.
4. Close barrier in case of emergency .
5. Tackle the gap between sender and receiver .

6. COMPONENTS OF LAB-BIOSECURITY

7. Physical security
• We want to keep agents inside the lab and to
prevent them from someone who had bad
intention to steal it.

8. PHYSICAL PROTECTION
 Physical security and accesses control,
Concentric
 Layers of protection :
• Property protection areas (1)
o Low risk assets ( ground, public access
offices )
• Limited area (2)
o Moderate risk assets e.g. laboratories
• Exclusion areas (3)
o High risk assets .
o e.g. high containment lab, biological
agents/toxins.

9. • Personnel security:- is the management of staff to assist in
the protection people, information and assets.
• The purpose of personnel security is to provide a level of
assurance.
 Personnel security aims to:
o reduce the risk of loss or damage.
o minimize potential for misuse.
o support a culture of protective security.

10. MATERIAL USE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
 Material accountability is essential part of good
laboratory practice.
 Material accountability requires that you know:
 What material you have.
 Who is responsible for it.
 Where it is located
Who has access to it .
How it’s controlled and documented.

11. Transfer security:- The agents which already in lab should be
monitoring where it goes, what u did with those agents is under
the biosecurity, even when destroy , you have to have document
saying that these agents already been destroyed .
Information security:- Information which come up from agents
have to share these information at least in the institute.

12. Thanks for
your
attention
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