The role of the biosafety internal commission: the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz experience

Authors

  • Maria Eveline de Castro Pereira Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • Cíntia Moraes Borba Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Taxonomia, Bioquímica e Bioprospecção de Fungos, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • Claudia Jurberg Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Núcleo de Divulgação do Programa de Oncobiologia, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v3i4.729

Keywords:

Biosafety Internal Commission, Biosafety management, genetically modified organisms, Biosafety Legislation

Abstract

This essay presents the creation and restructuring of the Biosafety Internal Commission of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (CIBIO / IOC), the experience in implementing a biosafety management, highlighting a model chosen according to the Commitment Network. Emphasizing three macro-focus undertaken by the Commission as main and continues projects in the Institution - the appropriate laboratorial structure, purchasing protection equipment and professional staff training - aiming to establish and maintain work quality in laboratory facilities.

Published

2009-12-31

How to Cite

Pereira, M. E. de C., Borba, C. M., & Jurberg, C. (2009). The role of the biosafety internal commission: the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz experience. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 3(4). https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v3i4.729

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Section

Essays