Maintenance, repair of equipment, and (re)construction GMO laboratories

Before maintenance can take place on equipment and/or laboratories, it must be stated that the equipment and/or laboratory is free of GMOs. This is registered via the release forms. There is a release form for equipment in general, a form for the release of all BSCs, and a form for the release of GMO laboratories.

When a device is moved to a lower containment level / outside the containment level, the device must also be released.

Also, BSCs present out of containment (not in a GMO laboratory) must be released. There is a separate form for this.

If there is a need to (re)build GMO laboratories, the BSO must be contacted at an early stage to determine what work will take place in the laboratory and what legal requirements apply. The final drawing for this construction/renovation must be approved by the BSO. When renovations/adjustments have been made to a GMO laboratory, the BSO must formally declare that the GMO laboratory (still) meets the legal requirements. For this purpose, the BSO will always visually inspect the GMO laboratory.