Biotechnology: Enforcement aids

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

Cover Classification of Organisms

Bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi. 2013

Managing biological risks in contained systems

Managing biological risks in contained systems

Roles, qualifications and tasks of biosafety and/or biosecurity officers. Status 2021

Operational safety concepts according to Containment Ordinance (ContainO)

Cover Operational safety concepts according to Containment Ordinance (CO)

Guideline for enforcing the Containment Ordinance (CO). State 2019

Safety measures in medical microbiology diagnostic laboratories

Cover Safety measures in medical microbiology diagnostic laboratories

Guideline for enforcing the Containment Ordinance (ContainO) in the analysis of clinical samples. 2nd updated edition. 2015

Microbiological safety cabinets (MSC)

Cover Microbiological safety cabinets (MSC)

Guideline for the use of microbiological safety cabinets when handling human-pathogenic microorganisms.
2nd updated edition. 2014

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