[Designing of laboratories is crucial for the management of biorisks in the work with pathogenic biological agents].

Currently in the Russian Federation there is planned the reconstruction and construction of new facilities tailored for the work with pathogenic biological agents of I-II pathogenicity groups, with bearing in mind the modern level of the development of equipment and technologies technological. However, in Russia there is no specialized institutions for the designing of such facilities. There were developed "Guidelines for the designing of objects of the Medical Sanitary Unit No164, tailored for the work with pathogenic biological agents of I-II pathogenicity groups", in which there were taken into account the requirements of modern Russian regulations in the field of biosafety air purification, fire safety.

[Main direction of harmonization of Russian and international requirements on providing of biological safety when handling pathogenic biological agents].

The actuality of harmonization of Russian and international requirements when handling with pathogenic biological agents (PBA) is caused by the need to ensure biological security on the basis of control of biorisks. One of the basic conditions for harmonization is development and implementation of the Russian standard for biorisk management based on international standard CWA 15793:2008.

[Biosafety in the study of samples of extraterrestrial origin by an example of preparation for the "Phobos-Grunt" mission].

The necessity of microbial studying the soil from Phobos and terrestrial biological objects, which were for a long time in deep space and may represent a biological hazard has been shown. Developed medical and technical requirements for laboratories comply with Russian regulations and recommendations of international instruments for the ensuring of biosafety on the basis of process (continuous) biorisk management.

[Biosafety provision on handling pathogenic biological agents on the concept of biorisk assessment and management].

The paper shows it urgent to realize the concept of biological risk assessment and management on handling pathogenic biological agents (PBA). It gives a number of objective reasons that impede development of a methodology to assess laboratory biological risks. A concept of continuous improvement (a process approach) is proposed for use as a biorisk management tool for biosafety assurance when handling PBA.