Past events & courses

This is a one day course about the specifics of aerosols. Intermediate - advanced level

Organized by the Belgian Biosafety Professionals (BBP) and the Dutch Association for Biosafety Officers (BVFp) Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands Working with hazardous biological material or providing the necessary support to have people working safely with the hazardous material is our day-to-day job. For that, we are experienced in assessing the risk of contained use activities, to train our coworkers and to watch over a culture of biosafety.

The conference on April 19 and 20 2018 took place at the Maersk Tower of  the  Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences of the University of Copenhagen.

Handling biological materials in research and development, as transporting them has implications on several levels. While the hazardous situation is not always obvious, potential consequences can be very serious. 

Manufacturing protocols have particular focus on good manufacturing practices (GMP) aiming at product safety. Biosafety professionals need to understand the differences and how to communicate with GMP professionals about biosafety and biosafety measures. 

Breaches of biosafety and biosecurity have emphasised that management failure is normally the root cause of accidents and incidents with biological agents and toxins. 

This course intends to inspire you. To convince you that safety not only pays (for you and the company), but also is fun and moreover a serious profession. A profession that involves many areas of knowledge and a multitude of skills, amongst others those dealing with human behaviour.

This is an introductory course for those interested in the selection and use of personal protective equipment when applied to protection of workers in the Microbiological biosafety level 3 context.

This is intermediate course is designed for those who are involved in writing plans for responding to emergencies involving BSL3 laboratories