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New rules to ensure lab safety
By Fu Jing (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-05-28 22:23 New biohazard regulations for laboratories were
released Friday, pushed ahead of schedule by recent SARS outbreaks which may
have started in what are expected to be secure facilities.
The mandatory requirements, aimed at stepping up laboratory biosafety, will
take effect October 1.The China National Accreditation and Certification
Administration said cases of SARS contagion in Singapore, Beijing and China's
Taiwan spurred the early release of the new regulations.
"To achieve biosafety in laboratories is a pressing task for us after last
year's SARS outbreak," said Wang Fengqing, chairwoman of the administration, at
a press conference Friday.
The new requirements cover management of biological agents, pathogens,
hazardous waste and laboratory equipment. They also include step-by-step
operating methods for laboratory staff to prevent risks.
"The requirements are relatively advanced because we borrowed experience from
other countries," said Wang.
Basic biosafety requirements from the World Health Organization (WHO) were
also incorporated, she said.
Li Zhonghai, director of the State Standardization Commission said China had
no national laboratory biosafety standards even though many laboratories worked
with risky biological agents and pathogens.
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