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The science and technology group attached to the national anti-SARS
command team opened its first training course on infectious SARS
virus Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) in Beijing, September 15. More than
100 people engaged in BSL-3 administration and operation from the
nation's medical, agricultural and educational sectors attended the
course.
BSL refers to a laboratory which, in terms of its structure,
facilities, operation procedures and equipment, could prevent its
staff from attack when experimenting on objects containing microbes
and toxins causing diseases, as well as prevent the environment
from being polluted. According to the harm of microbes and their
toxins, such laboratories are divided into 4 levels, the 4th level
being the highest, and related regulations request that research on
infectious SARS virus must be conducted in BSL-3.
The training organizers invited China's noted biosafety experts to
give a systemized course on the subjects of BSL-3's construction,
operation procedures, biosafety at home and abroad, as well as
environmental protection.
(People's Daily September 16, 2003)
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