Biosafety Risk Assessment

A biosafety risk assessment should adhere to a structured and repeatable process and should
follow the five-step technical approach described and illustrated below. Factors that affect the
likelihood of the biosafety risk are captured in the first step of the risk assessment process,
(“Define the situation”).

Biosafety Risk Assessment Process. Brown boxes indicate biosafety specific steps of the risk
Assessment process; green boxes illustrate common steps shared between biosafety and biosecurity risk
assessments.