For decades, biosafety lived primarily within the walls of the laboratory—managed by safety officers, addressed during audits, and often viewed as a compliance requirement rather than a strategic priority. That paradigm is shifting. As biological research accelerates and the consequences of incidents, including near misses, grow more visible, biosafety has moved beyond a technical discipline […]
What the BMBL, NIH DRM, and ANSI/ASSP Standards Actually Say About Directional Airflow Questions about directional airflow in BSL‑3 laboratories sometimes arise during government oversight, particularly when qualitative techniques such as smoke visualization are used. To evaluate these situations correctly, observations must align with established biosafety guidance and recognized engineering standards, rather than informal or […]
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By: Kerstin Haskell, MBA. President, World BioHazTec. I remember exactly where I was when I got the call. I was sitting in an airport, waiting for my flight home from Iceland after attending a conference in Germany. I was exhausted, jet-lagged, and only half paying attention to my phone when it rang. “Check your email!” […]
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