Biosafety Working Group
The Biosafety Working Group was formed in late 2004 to examine issues associated primarily with biosafety-related consequence assessment and protective actions at DOE and NNSA sites. The working group also provides a forum for the DOE Biosafety community to share concerns, ideas, and best practices on issues related to all aspects of biosafety.
Key issues that the working group are currently focusing on include:
- Work with NARAC to incorporate biosafety impact tools into the NARAC modeling suite
- Development of a white paper on how to implement DOE O 151.1c for biological agents
- Development of guidance for a graded approach to biosafety emergency response
- Development of a list of biotoxins to be incorporated in future revisions to the PAC and CMM datasets
Charter
This working group is governed by its charter (pdf).
Teleconference and Meeting Highlights
Publications and Presentations
Additional Information
The Biosafety working group is planning to meet at the 51st annual conference of the American Biological Safety Association. The ABSA conference will be held on October 19-22, 2008 in John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort in Reno, Nevada.
For additional information on the Biosafety Working Group, please contact Frank Roberto or Dina Matz.
See also: Biosafety Information