Past events & courses

This online course will describe how aerosols are formed and infect people.    The types of equipment to generate and measure aerosols will be described as will a review of information used to inform risk assessments for the generation and spread of aerosols.

This online course is aimed at offering recommendations regarding the choice of the disinfectant as a function of the material to be treated. Limits of the use of disinfectants will be described, with emphasis on the development of resistance and thus the need to be (re)validated regularly. The other part of the course will focus on the biocide legislation and the regulation of biocides.

2 days of EBSA pre conference courses on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 Mai 2022 2 days of EBSA conference on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 May 2022. Registrations are open More info and opening of registrations will follow soon!

This session will focus on the European Plant Health Regulatory framework which entered into force as of Dec 14, 2019. It modernized the plant health regime with the aim to protect the Union's territory and its plants, ensure safe trade, and mitigate the impacts of climate change on the health of our crops and forests. We will discuss implementation of the new rules in different EU member states, their impact on handling and importing plants and plant pathogens, as well as provide discussion opportunity on obstacles confronted by the EBSA members.

Instructors: Henrik Bregnhoj & Lawrence DicksonThis course will give you an introductory experience with application of current digital educational technologies like production and use of power point-based videos, planning and execution of webinars, and the use of an Learning Management System

During this morning online webinar different “out of the ordinary” biosafety topics will be discussed, including working with Algae (by Pascale Van Rooij, Perseus), the arthropod containment level (by Marco Brustolin, ITM Antwerp) and bacteriophages (by Katia Pauwels, SBB/Sciensano).

Instructors: Ulrika Allard Bengtsson and Per StaugaardThis course will both give a theoretical overview of the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in BSL2 and BSL3 laboratories ...

New date to be announced soon due to the instructor being out sick. Instructors: Andreea Dobrescu1. Introduction to Epidemiology 2. Summarizing Data3. Measures of Risk ...

Instructors: Jan Piet Tijssen & Cathy BakkerThis course intends to inspire you. To convince you that safety not only pays (for you and the company), but also is fun and moreover a serious profession.