Biosafety skills for different work environments

skills not required

skills required

c/c = case by case

Skill area \ Work environment

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Animal

Animal Level 3

Gene therapy

Large scale

Plant

Clinical

GM level 3

Parasites

Insect

Level 4

Facilty / engineering

hazards & risk groups

law & standard

risk assessment

disinfection (two levels)

sterilisation methodology

waste

transport of specimen

PPE

biosecurity

c/c

c/c

lab management

audit & inspection

communication of biosafety/biosecurity

A& E management

health issues in biosafety

c/c

training skills

environmental law

c/c

c/c

virology

c/c

bacteriology

infection control/hygiene

c/c

containment systems*

c/c

c/c

c/c

animal/zoonosis

c/c

c/c

c/c

bio ethics

(c/c)

bloodborne pathogens

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

allergens

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

molecular biology

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

aerobiology

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

transgenics

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

toxins

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

c/c

plant pathogens

c/c

c/c

c/c