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SUMMARY:Strategic Biocontainment Laboratory Planning and Operations Workshop:  The ABCs of High Containment Operations
DESCRIPTION:Strategic Biocontainment Laboratory Planning and Operations Workshop\nThe ABCs of High Containment Operations \nNovember 17-21\, 2025\nToronto\, Ontario\, Canada \nhttps://cabs-acsb.ca/highcontainPlan.aspx  \n  \nCABS-ACSB and Merrick & Company are pleased to co-present the Strategic Biocontainment Laboratory Planning and Operations Workshop. This comprehensive\, hands-on workshop is designed for professionals involved in the planning\, renovation\, operation\, and management of high-containment laboratories and research facilities. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the critical elements required to establish and sustain a secure\, efficient\, and compliant biocontainment facility. \nThrough interactive discussions\, case studies\, real-world scenarios\, and practical exercises\, this course will cover: \n\nBiocontainment Fundamentals– A historical perspective\, key design considerations\, and core biosafety and biosecurity principles.\nFacility Planning & Design– Space allocation\, workflow optimization\, sustainability\, and environmental impact mitigation.\nRegulatory Compliance & Documentation– International and federal biosafety/biosecurity standards\, as well as best practices for writing SOPs\, facility manuals\, emergency response plans\, and compliance records.\nOperations & Infrastructure– Effective maintenance strategies\, safety procedures\, access controls\, and performance verification processes.\nInstitutional & Community Engagement– Strategies for gaining buy-in from leadership\, fostering collaboration with facility staff\, and managing public relations.\nWorkforce & Training Strategies– Approaches for staffing\, workforce skills assessments\, and developing training programs to ensure personnel competency.\nFinancial & Business Planning– Budgeting for operational and facility costs\, revenue projections\, rate structuring\, and long-term capital planning.\n\nThis course is ideal for biosafety officers\, laboratory managers\, facility directors\, architects\, engineers\, researchers\, and institutional leaders responsible for high-containment operations. \nThe uniqueness of this workshop is in its intensive\, participatory-based approach. Attendees will work with a variety of instructors and subject matter experts each day.  \nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will have the knowledge and practical tools necessary to successfully plan\, operate\, and manage high-containment laboratories that meet the highest standards of safety\, security\, and efficiency. \nAll aspects of the workshop will be conducted in English. There are only 20 spaces available for this course. \nThe cost to attend is $3\,500 CAD. This cost covers tuition\, lunches\, coffee and breaks while the course is in session. It does not include accommodations or travel. \nApplications will close August 15\, 2025 and all applicants will be advised of their status no later than August 22\, 2025.
URL:https://absa.org/event/strategic-biocontainment-laboratory-planning-and-operations-workshop-the-abcs-of-high-containment-operations/
LOCATION:Courtyard Toronto Downtown\, 475 Yonge St\, Toronto\, ON\, M4Y 1X7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:CABS-ACSB Webinar: Why do Biosafety Professionals Move to Other Countries?
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on January 30\, 2024 for the next webinar available to CABS-ACSB Members as part of our webinar series! \nThe topic Why do Biosafety Professionals Move to Other Countries? is presented by Luis Ochoa Carrera\, Office of Environmental Health and Safety at Michigan State University. \nIn some countries\, biosafety professionals are known as biosafety officers\, biosafety responsibles\, biosafety staff\, biosafety managers\, or biosafety designees\, among others. The role and activities of these professionals has been remarkable in preventing accidents from happening\, in responding lab emergencies\, in doing risk assessments\, and in providing guidance expertise to all members of an institution. However\, these professionals have to face and will face different challenges\, that in some cases\, motivate them to leave their countries of origin. Despite having an increase of interest in the biosafety discipline in recent years\, the existing and ongoing efforts in different regions to promote biosafety and biosecurity have remained imbalanced. \nLuis Ochoa Carrera Bio: \nMr. Ochoa currently serves as the High-Containment Lab/Pandemic Safety Manager and Responsible Official for the Select Agent Program for the Office of Environmental Health and Safety at Michigan State University. From October 2019 to June 2021\, he worked as the Director of the Epidemiological Surveillance and Research Laboratory Network of the Mexican Institute for Social Security (IMSS) and from March 2013 to October 2019 he served as BSL-3 Lab Coordinator at the National Reference Laboratory in Mexico. Prior to his current position\, he received a Master’s Degree in Public Health Management focused on Biological Risk Management. \nHe is currently the President of the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA-International) and also has served as the Chair of the Publications Committee\, member of the International Engagement Committee\, member of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Working Group\, and international editor for Applied Biosafety Journal. \nAs one of the eighteen founding members and past President of the AMEXBIO\, he has strengthened the network between biosafety professionals in the region and helped to create strategic alliances with international and national institutions. Additionally\, Mr. Ochoa has served as a mentor of different mentoring programs for Sandia National Laboratories\, the Next Generation Global Health Security Network\, and the IFBA Mentorship Program. In addition\, Mr. Ochoa serves as Senior Advisor for PandemicTech\, member of the IFBA Board of Directors\, and is a Certified Biosafety Professional from IFBA in four disciplines: Biorisk Management\, Biological Risk Assessment\, Biocontainment Facility Design\,Operations and & Maintenance\, and Biosafety Cabinet Selection\, Installation and Safe Use. \nThe webinar will be held on January 30\, 2024 at 12:00 CST. \nRegistration is limited so we encourage you to RSVP soon! Please reply to this email (cabsacsb@gmail.com) to confirm your attendance and a Zoom link and meeting invitation will be provided to you. \nPlease submit any questions in advance and there will be an opportunity to ask questions after the session.
URL:https://absa.org/event/cabs-acsb-webinar-why-do-biosafety-professionals-move-to-other-countries/
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SUMMARY:Canadian Biosafety Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Biosafety Symposium will feature presentations on an array of biosafety topics\, including emergency management for labs\, building a biosafety culture\, biosafety and public health\, emerging and re-emerging diseases\, laboratory acquired infections\, ergonomics and safety\, biowaste management and disinfection\, regulations\, airflow\, ventilation\, design and biosafety\, animal issues\, audits and inspections\, occupational health and surveillance. It will be a unique opportunity for the biosafety community to learn and share knowledge with colleagues from across Canada and other countries. \nPresented by ABSA Affiliate: CABS / ACSB
URL:https://absa.org/event/canadian-biosafety-symposium/
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