Biological Containment ("Biocontainment") encompasses the design and practices that ensure microorganisms are not unintentionally spread to the community or environment.

Bio2ic provides advice on biocontainment principles, including:

• design standards
• laboratory practices
• safe working environments

We have worked assisting in laboratory design, working with engineers and architects, and training staff in correct procedures and operation. In particular, we have provided advice on air handling systems, HEPA filtration, negative pressure control, positive pressure decay testing and sewage treatment.

for more information on Biocontainment please follow the link to our Biocontainment resources

Examples of our biocontainment work are:

• 2012 - Post-Entry Quarantine Facilities (PEQ)
• 2012 - Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney NSW
• 2011 - New Children's Hospital Research Centre, Perth WA
• 2011 - 2009 Peter Doherty Institute (PDI)
• 2011 - 2009, University of Malaya, BSL-3 tuberculosis laboratory
• 2011 Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (AQIS), Upgrade Option
• 2011, Malaysian Institute of Medical Research
• 2011, Macau Hospital
• 2011 - 2009 Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI)
• 2011 - 2010 Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (AQIS) Start-Up Consultancy
• 2010 Parkville Comprehensive Cancer Centre (PCCC)
• 2009 Royal Childrens Hospital (RCH)Consultants to Bovis-Lend Lease
• 2009 -2007 Bioscience Research Centre (BRC), Consultant to JCY
• 2009-2007 WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
• 2008 Consultant to WHO, Member of the inspection team for the smallpox laboratories at the Centre for Disease Control, Atlanta USA
• 2008 Alfred Hospital, Baulderstone
• 2008 PathWest Stage 1 Pathology Building, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Perth
• 2008-2006 Royal Darwin Hospital
• 2007, Audit for Biosecurity New Zealand
• 2007-2006 Barwon Health, Geelong Hospital
• 2006 Institute of Medical Veterinary Science (IMVS)
• 2006, ANU, John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR)
• 2005, Curtin University of Technology
• 2005 Consultant to Tysan, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong
• 2005 Consultant for SQ Architects, Bangkok
• 2005 Consultant to WHO, Member of the WHO inspection team for the smallpox laboratories at VECTOR, Novosibirsk, the Russian Federation
• 2005 Shantou University and University of Hong Kong
• 2005-2006 New South Wales Police Forensic
• 2004 CSIRO/Sub-Committee on Animal Health Laboratory Standards (SCAHLS) Consultant to provide a report on handling infectious agents in Australian Veterinary Laboratories
• 2004 Institute of Clinical Pathology and Microbiological Research (ICPMR)
• 2004 - 2003, New Zealand Ministry of Health
• 2004 - 2002 Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong (HKURCEID)