Definition of «biosafety»

Biosafety refers to the practice and measures taken to minimize potential harm from biological agents, such as bacteria, viruses or other pathogens. This includes containment, handling, storage, transportation and disposal of these materials in a manner that prevents their accidental release or spread into the environment. Biosafety is an important aspect of laboratory work, agriculture, forestry, wildlife management and public health to protect humans, animals and plants from potential harm caused by biological agents.

Phrases with «biosafety»

Sentences with «biosafety»

Although the USDA lab in Athens, Georgia, was a high - level biosafety level 3 facility that required workers to shower in and out and wear respiratory protection, the lab was not supposed to have received that sample and did not have adequate clearance to handle that level of hazardous material. (scientificamerican.com)
Implementation of experimental procedures in cancerology and availability of 7 specialized laboratories of biosafety level BSL2 and BSL3, equipped with imaging (bioluminescence / fluorescence), surgery rooms with volatile anaesthesia, means of phenotypic characterization of immunodeficient mouse models, sensitization of murine tumours to radiotherapy and vectorized internal radiotherapy (celphedia.eu)
With an annual budget of $ 2.8 million, it's charged with promulgating national guidelines for the more than 400 institutional biosafety committees in the United States, which currently review relevant research at a university level. (sciencemag.org)
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