About Pre conference course E - BSL-3 Facilities: From Planning to Performance Verification

Pre conference course E - BSL-3 Facilities: From Planning to Performance Verification

Instructors
Felix Gmünder (CH) and Timo Kehl (De)


The planning, design, construction and performance review of high containment facilities, including BSL-3, ABSL-3 and BSL-3Ag, requires a well thought out approach if the outcome is to meet the intentions of the owner or client and the users.  

From a project risk perspective, it is critical to choose the right approach when considering the functionality, compliance and cost of the facility within a reasonable design and construction schedule.  

This course uses models and tools to plan and design a functional BSL-3 facility that meets the requirements of the user and operator as well as the applicable regulatory requirements. The course is designed as a workshop. Selected facility related trades, systems and equipment will be used as examples to illustrate the process from planning and design to performance verification. Therefore, participants are expected to have a good understanding of risk controls for BSL-3 facilities (engineering, architecture, systems, equipment). 

 

Target Audience 

  • Biosafety officers and professional 

  • Biocontainment engineers and architects 

  • Biocontainment Managers 

Main topics

  • Terminology 

  • Contract models and delivery methods 

  • Planning and design phases 

  • Verifiable and validatable specifications of user requirements in accordance with applicable biological safety and biosecurity legislation. 

  • Qualification, verification and validation of key systems and components associated with the facility. 

Citation of the respective sections of CWA 16335:2011 Biosafety professional competence: 

  • 5 Role of the biosafety professional in an organization 

  • 7.2.6 Containment principles 

  • 7.2.8 Environmental safety 

  • 7.2.9 Facility (re)design, construction, commissioning, decommissioning, validation, operation and Maintenance 

  • 7.2.19 Physical security 

  • B.15 Facility planning, (re)design, commissioning, decommissioning, validation, 

  • operations and maintenance 

  • C.2.1.2.7 Facility design, construction, commissioning, decommissioning, validation, operation and maintenance 

  • C.2.1.2.8 Selection, validation, certification and maintenance of equipment 

  • C.2.2.2 Laboratory animal experiments – large animals (cattle, swine, equine, etc.) 

  • C.2.2.11 Containment level 3 activities