About EBSA16 - Course F. Safe and Secure -Introduction to Practical Issues of Biosecurity

Instructors:

Heather Sheeley, Public Health England/UK
Peter Clevestig, SIPRI/S

This short course will introduce the issues and practical approaches to developing and influencing an effective biosecurity programme.

The course will introduce delegates to the issues required to develop an effective biosecurity programme at the institute level. The course includes practical and theoretical aspects to adopt and to determine risk.

Areas covered will be people, assets, legal, physical and information security required to provide a comprehensive, effective and appropriate programme. On concluding this course the participant will be able to: draft a biosecurity plan, hold informed dialogue with key stakeholders, work with other disciplines to implement a biosecurity plan.

Suitable for those

• with biosafety responsibilities who want to broaden their knowledge in this area

• charged with drawing up a biosecurity plan

• those wishing to check the adequacy of their arrangements with others or update knowledge

• regulators and policy makers who need to have an appreciation of the implications at operational level