PRINCIPLES IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE LESSON 10

Laboratory Bio Risk Management

Bio Risk In order for risk to occur, there must be a

situation for the hazard to cause harm.
• Refers to the risk associated to
biological toxins or infectious agents.
Bio Risk Management
Integration of biosafety and biosecurity to
manage risks when working with biological
toxins and infectious agents.
AMP Model by WHO

Risk Assessment
The initial step in implementing a bio risk
management.
Define
Includes:
• Define the situation
• Characterization of risks that are • Define the risks
possibly present in the laboratory
• Identification of hazards Characterize

Hazards • Characterize the risks

• Refers to anything in the environment Determine

that has the potential to cause harm • Determine if risks are acceptable or
Risks not

• The possibility that something bad or

unpleasant will happen
 Mitigation Procedures
• The second fundamental
component of bio risk management
• Are actions and control measures
that are put into place to reduce or
eliminate the risks associated with
biological agents and toxins
(Salerno, 2015)

Performance Evaluation
• Refers to the last pillar of bio risk
management
• Involves a systematic process intended
to achieve organizational objectives
and goals
Performance Management
• Reevaluation of the overall mitigation
strategy

• Identify the key issues of concern

• Define outcome indicators and metrics
• Define activities indicators and metrics
• Collect data and report indicator results
• Provide findings from performance
indicators
• Evaluate and refine performance
indicators