Biosafety and biosecurity risk assessment
Define ownership, expected evidence, monitoring and escalation before relying on this control.
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Life Sciences
Quality, biosafety and evidence governance for laboratories and regulated innovation.
Objective
What this area means for safer, healthier and more responsible operations.
Life-science operations require controls proportionate to biological, chemical, physical, data and product risks. COHSEW supports risk assessment, biosafety, laboratory quality, supplier control, validation, training and secure handling of scientific information.
COHSEW principleUse competent, risk-based assurance to prevent harm, verify control and support continual improvement.
Priority controls
Where organisations should focus.
Priorities must be adapted to the organisation, activity, location, affected people and applicable legal requirements.
Laboratory quality and method suitability
Define ownership, expected evidence, monitoring and escalation before relying on this control.
Sample, material and data integrity
Define ownership, expected evidence, monitoring and escalation before relying on this control.
Change control, competence and incident learning
Define ownership, expected evidence, monitoring and escalation before relying on this control.
How COHSEW supports you
From risk question to measurable assurance.
Our specialists help organisations select proportionate methods, preserve independence and turn technical evidence into action.
- 01Define intended use and critical quality attributes
Agree the scope, accountable owner, evidence and success measures, then review effectiveness over time.
- 02Apply risk-based containment and control measures
Agree the scope, accountable owner, evidence and success measures, then review effectiveness over time.
- 03Maintain traceability from sample to reported result
Agree the scope, accountable owner, evidence and success measures, then review effectiveness over time.
Authoritative guidance
Continue with the primary sources.
These external resources informed this page. Always confirm current national law, regulator guidance and contractual requirements for your location.
01World Health Organization
Laboratory Biosafety Manual implementation guide
Open official source ↗02ISO/IECISO/IEC 17025 laboratory competence
Open official source ↗03ISO/IECISO/IEC 27001 information security
Open official source ↗Information on this page supports awareness and programme design. It is not legal, medical or regulatory advice, does not reproduce the full text of any standard and does not replace competent assessment of your specific circumstances.
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