Off topic: Biosafety and Biosecurity

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

While this is not radiation safety related, I thought

those who have responder duties might be interested in

it.

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CDC's 8th National Symposium on Biosafety



Biosafety and Biosecurity:  A New Era in Laboratory

Science



Date:     January 24-28, 2004

Location: Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA

Details, Agenda & Registration:

http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/



Symposium AT-A-Glance

Per-symposium Courses:

  Laboratory Facilities - Commissioning Nuts and Bolts

  Train the Trainer: Biosafety for Security and

Municipal Responders

  Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication

  Update on International Transport Guidelines for

Infectious Substances

  Best Practices from a Security Professional

Perspective



Symposium Agenda:

  Session One: Emerging Issues

  Session Two: Biosecurity

  Session Three: Impact of New Regulations

  Session Four: Laboratory Situations

  Session Five: Facility Issues for BSL-3 laboratories



Sponsors:

  CDC Office of Health and Safety

  American Biological Safety Association



Contact Information:

  For questions concerning this conference, please

contact Dr. Shanna

Nesby at 404-639-4477.

  For questions concerning conference registration,

please contact

Eagleson Institute at 207-490-1076 or

eagleson@eagleson.org







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"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

Thomas Jefferson



-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com



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