Research and diagnostic laboratories can become a source of infection in humans and animals when biological agents are mishandled due to accidents or faulty laboratory facilities and equipment. Some infectious disease outbreaks can even have an economic and psychological impact on the community.

Appropriate biosafety and biosecurity programmes (biorisk management system) in the laboratory will reduce or eliminate the risk of potential exposure to biological hazards as well as prevent the loss, theft or misuse of biological agents/materials and sensitive information.

The short courses in this course by the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine’s Biosafety Level 3 Core Facility will provide laboratory personnel with a foundation in biorisk management. The knowledge and skills acquired from these modules will enable you 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 May Apply

• Biosafety professionals and officers, laboratory managers, biomedical science researchers and others who manage workplace safety in biomedical and clinical laboratories
• Inspectors, auditors, commissioning agents, certifiers of biomedical laboratories
• Architects, engineers, and personnel involved in the designing, building and maintenance of biomedical laboratories
• Anyone who meets the entry requirements and has an interest in the course modules

Intermediate Biorisk Management Course Overview

Professional Biorisk Management Course Overview

Consists of 6 advanced-level BRMC30x Short Courses:

Entry Requirements

* BRMC 201

• Degree or diploma in Science / Engineering (or equivalent field), or
• 2 years of working experience in biomedical laboratories

BRMC 301- 306

• Degree or diploma in biomedical science or equivalent field with one year of laboratory experience, or
• Attended and passed the short course: BRMC 201- Principles and Practices of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity

Award of Certificate

Participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion* by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Participants will be presented with a Certificate of Participation** by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine should they complete the short course/s but fail to pass the competency assessment/s.

Upon successful completion of all 6 advanced-level BRMC30x short courses, participants will be awarded the Professional Biorisk Management Course Certificate by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, which is recognised by the Ministry of Health as a qualification for the Biosafety Coordinator role in Singapore.

*Participants must fulfil at least 75% attendance and pass all competency assessment components.

**Participants must fulfil at least 75% attendance.

Mode of Training
Classroom sessions are with interactive methods (quizzes, group discussion, case studies, role playing, etc.) and hands-on training.