WHO Launches Biosafety Risk Assessment App

World Health Organization launches a mobile app for biosafety risk assessment

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the Risk Assessment Tool (RAST) for Biosafety and Laboratory Biosecurity, developed to help with laboratory risk assessment. Laboratory workers are reported to be up to 1,000 times more vulnerable to infections compared to the general population.

Aim Behind the App

• RAST is designed to complement the WHO Laboratory biosafety manual’s (LBM4) risk- and evidence-based approach. 
• It reflects the first two steps of the risk assessment framework outlined in the LBM4: gather information and evaluate the risks. 
• The app aims to increase understanding of hazards and risks, and to promote thorough assessment and adherence to biological safety practices for laboratory staff.

App Characteristics

• While many biosafety/biorisk assessment apps tend to be informational, the app developed by WHO is logic-based and capable of performing complex risk calculations. 
• It allows the user to gather information about the hazards associated with their intended work in either a research laboratory, diagnostics laboratory or field work settings.

Reommendations for Use

• RAST should only be used as advice to consider suitable risk control measures. 
• As risk control measures differ between regions, WHO recommends performing a complete manual risk assessment in accordance with LBM4 or any other suitable risk assessment approach.
• The app can be download on Android or IOS.

Optimize Your trial insights with Clival Database.

Are you exhausted from the uncertainty of trial insights pricing? Clival Database ensures the clarity in the midst of the global scenario for clinical trials to you.

Clival Database is one of the best databases that offers an outstanding number of clinical trial data in terms of 50,000+ molecules and from primary regulatory markets as well as new entrants like Indian and Chinese markets.

With Clival, you get accurate positioning of historical sales data, patent database, company profiling, safety & efficacy, and prediction of launch of new innovative molecules helping you to align your research and driving down the cost.

To add value, we further break down our analytics for you so that improving your operational effectiveness; optimizing your clinical trials; and offering you accurate and high-quality data at lowest possible prices becomes possible.

Elevate your trial success rate with the cutting-edge insights from Clival database.

Check it out today and make more informed sourcing decisions! Learn More!