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Safety Office is offering a new comprehensive course in biological safety. This is designed for those who need to prepare and submit biological and GM risk assessments, and those who need to understand and/or manage biological risks. It includes some introductory material that may be helpful for those without a life science background who are working with biological risks. It is suitable for graduate students, PDRA’s, PI’s, Lab managers and technical staff responsible for labs with biological risks.

The course will take place on-line via zoom over two afternoons and cover the following topics:

Day 1

  • Risk, Safety Legislation and Biosafety legislation

  • Introduction to Biological Risks

  • Biological Risk Groups

  • Other sources of Biological Risk

  • Basic Risk controls 1

Day 2

  • Basic Risk Controls 2

  • Higher Level Risks and Controls

  • Microbiological Safety Cabinets

  • GM risk​

  • Emergency procedures and accident reporting

Workshop Details​

Date: 17th & 18th Mar 2025

Time: 1:30PM - 5:00PM

Venue: Zoom

Language: English

Address: G03, G/F, James Hsioung Lee Science Building, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 3917-2400    Fax: +852 2858-7159    Email: safety@hku.hk

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