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Sheila Hamilton-Brown Executive Officer, SBC

Sheila Hamilton-Brown Executive Officer, SBC. Biosafety at Swinburne. Swinburne Biosafety Committee (SBC). Overview. D efinition of Biohazard and Biosafety What the Swinburne Biosafety Committee (SBC) does What they need you to do Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs ).

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Sheila Hamilton-Brown Executive Officer, SBC

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  1. Sheila Hamilton-Brown • Executive Officer, SBC • Biosafety at Swinburne

  2. Swinburne Biosafety Committee (SBC) • Overview • Definition of Biohazard and Biosafety • What the Swinburne Biosafety Committee (SBC) does • What they need you to do • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  3. Biohazards (biological hazards) • Definition • Infectious agents or other hazardous biological materials that present a risk or potential risk to the health of humans, animals, or the environment. • some recombinant DNA • infectious viruses bacteria, fungi and prions • toxins, allergens, and venoms

  4. Biosafety • Definition Biosafety defines the containment conditions under which infectious agents can be safely used. The objective of containment is to confine biohazards, and to reduce the exposure to human health and the environment to infectious agents.

  5. Swinburne Biosafety Committee (SBC) • The SBC is responsible for: Swinburne activity (research or teaching) and facilities involving the use of

  6. is safely contained, never exposed to the environment and never affects human health

  7. What you need to do, aka. the approval process

  8. FAQs • What is the difference between PC2 labs certified for GMOs (OGTR) and infectious microorganisms

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  13. What Next? • Contact: Sheila Hamilton-Brown • shamiltonbrown@swin.edu.au; • 03 9214 5935

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