Workshop on Safety and Biosecurity in Educational Laboratories at the College of Pharmacy

 

The Continuous Learning Unit of  the College of Pharmacy in Al-Nahrain University organizes a workshop entitled  Safety and Biosecurity in Educational Laboratories, presented by Prof. Dr. Hassan Muhammad Nayef and Prof. Dr. Nadra Salman Muhammad and  a number of  instructors of the college attends this workshop.

 

 The workshop aims for  learning the participants about the concepts of biological security and safety   concentrating  on the  scientific standards to protect students and teachers in  educational laboratories  and to ensure a safe educational environment. The workshop also discusses the most important potential biological risks and ways to prevent them, which enhances the safety of the educational process and increases the efficiency of performance of Laboratories.

The workshop concluds with an open interactive session that addresses the attendees’ questions and inquiries about improving safety standards of laboratories. The instructors recommends the necessity of updating preventive procedures periodically, and training students and instructors for the best practices dealing with hazardous biological materials. The importance of cooperation between colleges and concerned authorities to provide a safe and integrated educational environment is  also emphasized.

 

 

Translated by

Prof.Aula Abdual Ghaffour Muhammad Salah