Technical Visit to Public Health Laboratory

Details:
Date: 29 September 2023 (Friday)
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm (Registration at 2:45 pm)
Venue: Public Health Laboratory Centre (Assembly location to be advised)

Programme Outline:
The new biosafety level-3 laboratory (BSL-3-Lab) was built in the existing Public Health Laboratory Centre which is the first ever BSL-3-Lab of Department of Health in Hong Kong.
The new BSL-3 Laboratory is compiled to Australian Standard AS/NZ2243.3:2010 including high airtightness containment level and BS system reliability. To achieve the required containment level, the BSL-3 laboratory is designed and constructed to achieve extremely high containment airtightness with low leakage rate and maintain a 24x7 -60Pa pressure differential between the laboratory and surrounding area. BS system was designed for 24x7 operation and high reliability level to response to failure scenarios in order to maintain the bio-safety level according to the standard.

Medium of instruction:
Cantonese with English Terminology

Registration & Enquiry:
The technical visit is free of charge and prior registration is required.  For registration, please register via the enrolment website of HKIE Building Services Division.

https://forms.gle/kn7JTeCKqs34rnoW6

The maximum number of participants is 15. Registration will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis and priority will be given to organizer members. Successful members will be informed by confirmation email ONLY no later than 22 September 2023. For enquiry, please contact Ir Marsden KONG via email: hkiebsd.seminar@gmail.com.

 

The original flyer can be downloaded here.