biosafety

Use & care of the Biosafety Laminar Flow Cabinet

Biosafety laminar flow cabinet or hood is used to maintain a clean environment when performing microbiological investigations. The hood also protects the worker or scientist from a direct contamination with the organisms or materials they are working with. It provides the perfect environment for the handling of pathogenic microorganisms or infectious specimens; and the hood […]

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Microbiological Risk Assessment

Microbiological risk assessment (MRA) is a structured process that is used for determining the public health risk associated with biological hazards in a given environment such as water, land, cosmetics, medications, food, air etc. Risk assessment is the backbone of the general practice of biosafety in any environment. Personnel involved in assessing public health risk in

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