Enforcement aids and guidelines issued in English by the FOEN. For a list of all the titles published in this series, please consult the relevant pages in German or French.
Classification of Organisms
The officially classified organisms can now be found on ECOGEN.
Managing biological risks in contained systems
Managing biological risks in contained systems (PDF, 379 kB, 02.12.2021)Roles, qualifications and tasks of biosafety and/or biosecurity officers. Status 2021
Microbiological safety cabinets (MSC)
Microbiological safety cabinets (MSC) (PDF, 754 kB, 19.12.2014)Guideline for the use of microbiological safety cabinets when handling human-pathogenic microorganisms. 2nd updated edition
Operational safety concepts according to Containment Ordinance (ContainO)
Operational safety concepts according to Containment Ordinance (ContainO) (PDF, 340 kB, 05.03.2020)Guideline for enforcing the Containment Ordinance (CO). State 2019
Safety concept according to ESV and SAMV for Level 2 laboratories (DOCX, 77 kB, 05.03.2020)Template for plant-specific additions. State 2019
Safety measures in medical microbiology diagnostic laboratories
Safety measures in medical microbiology diagnostic laboratories (PDF, 499 kB, 27.04.2015)Guideline for enforcing the Containment Ordinance (ContainO) in the analysis of clinical samples. 2nd updated edition
