Containment Principles in Planning and Design, Construction, Maintenance and Certification of Containment Facilities

Programme Highlights

This course (BRMC 304) is dedicated to the planning and design, construction, maintenance and certification of containment facilities. The topics covered in this course includes different biosafety levels laboratory architectural designs’ principles and considerations different aspects of operations and maintenance programmes for maintaining biomedical laboratories, national framework of containment laboratory certification, commissioning and decommissioning of laboratories.

This course aims to equip learners with the following insights:

• Assist with facility design and construction in accordance with applicable standards, guidelines and legislations as well as biosafety and biosecurity principles and practices.
• Conduct pre-commissioning inspections to assess readiness of facilities to meet requirements for commissioning
• Plan and develop management procedures related to facilities, personnel, laboratory processes as well as health and safety to maintain safe working environments.
• Assist in designing operations and maintenance programmes to ensure optimal facility performance and integrity of containment.
• Implement appropriate recommendations to address non-conformities detected during pre-commissioning inspection.

Update: 

• 17 SDUs have been awarded to this short course (BRMC304)! Intermediate Biorisk Management and Professional Biorisk Management short courses are now accredited by the Singapore Institution of Safety Officers CPD Board and accorded with SDUs. 
• 13 PDUs have been accredited by the Professional Engineers Board (PEB) 

Overview of Intermediate Biorisk Management and Professional Biorisk Management Courses

To find out more about the Intermediate Biorisk Management Course and the Professional Biorisk Management Course administered by NUS Medicine BSL-3 Core Facility, click here. 

• If applying for all 6 Professional Biorisk Management courses (BRMC 301 – BRMC 306), you will need to submit separate applications for each course. 

Benefits of Attending

This course provided by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine’s Biosafety Level 3 Core Facility, will provide learners with a foundation in biorisk management. The knowledge and skills acquired from this short course will enable them to develop and implement a comprehensive biosafety and biosecurity management programme in biomedical laboratories of various industries (e.g. education, healthcare, pharmaceutical, biomedical sciences & technology).

Who Should Attend

Course Agenda

Topics:

• Applying Containment Principles in Laboratory Design & Construction in Singapore
• Secondary Containment (Facility) Design Principles and Considerations
• Air-Conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation (ACMV)
• Primary Containment
• Commissioning of Laboratory and its Equipment
• Operations and Maintenance Programme for Laboratories
• Framework of Lab Certification
• Operation and Maintenance of Facility, Safety and Security Equipment
• Decommissioning
• Lab visit

Pre-Requisites and Assessment

Prerequisites:

• Degree or diploma in biomedical science or equivalent field with one year of laboratory experience OR
• Attended and passed the ‘Principles and Practices of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity’ short course

Pre-course Assessment:

• A copy of individual’s latest CV/Resume and education qualification certificate(s) are required for submission during course registration.
• Successful registration does not equate to successful enrolment to the short course.
• A one-time Pre-course Assessment will be conducted for registered individuals who have met all other pre-requisites criteria to confirm the course enrolment.
• Applicants are to select only 1 Pre-course Assessment session in their online application. Details of the pre-course assessment session will be shared by the Biosafety Level 3 Core Facility team. 

• Only individuals who have passed the Pre-course Assessment will be receiving a course confirmation email from the administrator.
• Individuals who have not passed the Pre-course Assessment will be recommended to complete the Principles and Practices of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity course before enrolment to any of the other advanced-level short courses.

Competency Assessment:

A. Main Assessment Mode
1. Written Exam: MCQ & Short Answer Question
2. In-Class Activity (Quizzes)

B. Oral Interview* (only applicable if combined assessment scores (in A) is less than 90%)

• Date: 14 May 2024 AM (Time TBC)

Course Fee

Registration has been extended till 14 March 2024