Biosafety and Occupational Hygiene: Cross Perspectives on Biological Risks

Datum:

vrijdag, 06 december 2024 - 09:00 to 16:00

Waar:

Haute Ecole HE2B, Rue des Goujons 28, 1070 Anderlecht

BSOH Seminar - Journée d'étude - Studiedag

Theme: There is a growing interest in biological risks!

Biological agents can indeed be present in many sectors, not just in laboratories. Biosafety officers and occupational hygienists offer complementary perspectives on biological risks in the workplace.

What are their approaches? What tools do they use? What can we learn from each other?

Join us at the seminar on December 6, 2024, jointly organized by the BBP (Belgian Biosafety Professionals) and BSOH (Belgian Society of Occupational Hygiene), to learn more. This unique event will be an opportunity to explore how these two complementary approaches can be integrated to better prevent and manage risks related to biological agents in professional environments.

Seminar Director: Emmanuelle Boilan (Wakari, BSOH Board)

Point of contact for questions and suggestions: events@bsoh.be

Moderators:
Emmanuelle Boilan (Wakari, BSOH Board)
Isabelle Magnoli (BBP Board)

Program :

Time	No	Title	Language		Speaker	Organisation
Time	No	Title	slides	spoken	Speaker	Organisation
09:00		Welcome
09:30	0	Introduction	EN	EN	Emmanuelle Boilan PhD Biosafety	Wakari Occupational Hygiene Consultant
09:30	0	Introduction	EN	EN	Isabelle Magnoli	Freelance Biosafety Consulting & Services
09:40	1	Protection against chemical and biological agents, understanding the resistance criteria. We will explore testing methods according to current standards to assess the resistance of materials to chemical and biological agents. We will explain the importance of these criteria in the selection and choice of protective gloves.	EN	EN	Mounir Djama	Ansell Education Sr.Manager
10:25	2	Biological risks in hospitals In a university hospital, we are frequently confronted with many viruses and bacteria. Hereby you find a short review and the importance of it in a hospital setting.	EN	NL	Dr. Johan Sterckx	UZ Brussel Occupational physician, Occupational hygienist
11:10		Break
11:30	3	Biosafety case study : high containment in industrial environments After a short introduction on biosafety, this session will bring you into a virtual visit of a large scale BSL-3 facility. The different controls in place will be highlighted and further discussed. Design challenges and proposed solutions will also be shared.	EN	EN	Michel Cereghetti MSc Biology	Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) Biosafety specialist, Global Vaccines
12:15		Lunch
13:15	4	Le métier de fossoyeur, du point de vue des risques biologiques Partage des recherches bibliographiques et des retours des travailleurs lors d’une analyse des risques biologiques.	FR	FR	Anne-Gaëlle Benoit	Cohezio conseiller en prévention en hygiène du travail
14:00	5	Zoonosis Zoonosis : introduction of the most important definitions & concepts – practical cases and discussion of preventive measures	EN	EN or FR/NL	Ir. Aurore Lindebrings	Idé’AL Consulting Consultant in continuous improvement process Safety Engineer level 1 & Occupational Hygienist
14:45		Break
15:05	6	Evolution of Biosafety over the two past decades – Trends for the coming years Presentation Content: Biosafety Key-topics in 2004 Madcow Diseases / Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease Hazardous viral vectors / Issues with cell therapies Bioterrorism Major biosafety concerns in 2024 Chronic Waste Disease (zombie deer disease) Hazardous experiments / illegal cloning Large scales accidents Emerging and Reemerging diseases (threats on farms) New tools for risk assessment / management (manual and iso standard)	EN	EN	Suzanne Loret, PhD	UNamur Biosafety officer
15:50		Closing remarks	EN	EN	Emmanuelle Boilan PhD Biosafety	Wakari Occupational Hygiene Consultant
15:50		Closing remarks	EN	EN	Isabelle Magnoli	Biosafety Consulting & Services Freelance
16:00		End of program

Location: Haute Ecole HE2B, Rue des Goujons 28, 1070 Anderlecht

Seminar fee
freemembers of the Belgian Society for Occupational Hygiene (BSOH).
freemembers of the Belgian Biosafety Professionals (BBP).
75.- EURfor non-members. BSOH membership until 31/12/2025 is included.

Registrations are closed.