Team:FDR-HB Peru/biosafety
Biosafety
Overview
Our project is centered around the global issue of bioaccumulation of heavy metal inorganic compounds that are consumed by humans. Part of this project includes many risks that could end up affecting the users and the environment, but with a proper risk assessment (A combined effort of: identifying and analyzing potential events that may negatively impact different aspects; and making judgments "on the tolerability of the risk on the basis of a risk analysis" while considering influencing factors.)
This year, we collaborated with the Mexican team, UANL, to expand our knowledge on creating a safety form to help us evaluate possible risks related to the implementation of our project in the real world. After doing the safety form for iGEM, our team decided to create a more detailed account of possible risks and how we will avoid them with proper techniques. We shared our completed risk assessment with a member from the UANL team who is an expert in biosafety in order to get feedback and learn from each other.
One of the main ideas of our project is the fact that fishermen will be handling equipment that may be hazardous is proper use is not taught, that is why the bioassay that was created by the hardware team comes with a manual with detailed instructions that will minimize possible risks.