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CMIU [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Security
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response
1, record 1, English, Centre%20for%20Emergency%20Preparedness%20and%20Response
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CEPR 1, record 1, English, CEPR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Health Canada. The Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response is Canada's central coordinating point for public health security issues. Among its many responsibilities, CEPR develops and maintains national emergency response plans for Health Canada; monitors outbreaks and global disease events; assesses public health risks during emergencies; contributes to keeping Canada's health and emergency policies in line with threats to public health security and general security for Canadians in collaboration with other federal and international health and security agencies; is responsible for the important federal public health rules governing laboratory safety and security, quarantine and similar issues; and is the health authority in the Government of Canada on bioterrorism, emergency health services and emergency response. 1, record 1, English, - Centre%20for%20Emergency%20Preparedness%20and%20Response
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Sécurité
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Centre de mesures et d’interventions d’urgence
1, record 1, French, Centre%20de%20mesures%20et%20d%26rsquo%3Binterventions%20d%26rsquo%3Burgence
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CMIU 1, record 1, French, CMIU
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Santé Canada. Le Centre de mesures et d’interventions d’urgence est le point central de coordination des mesures de sécurité liées à la santé publique. Entre autres responsabilités, le CMIU élabore et tient à jour les plans d’urgence nationaux pour le compte de Santé Canada; se tient au fait des épidémies et des maladies se déclarant à l'échelle mondiale; évalue les risques pour la santé publique en cas d’urgence; fait en sorte, en collaboration avec d’autres organismes fédéraux et internationaux de santé et de sécurité, que les politiques canadiennes sur la santé et les mesures d’urgence tiennent compte des menaces pour la sécurité générale et la santé publique des Canadiens; est responsable des importantes règles fédérales de santé publique qui régissent la sécurité en laboratoire, la quarantaine et les questions similaires; est l'autorité en santé du gouvernement du Canada en ce qui a trait au bioterrorisme, aux services de santé d’urgence et à l'intervention en cas d’urgence. 1, record 1, French, - Centre%20de%20mesures%20et%20d%26rsquo%3Binterventions%20d%26rsquo%3Burgence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Office of Laboratory Security
1, record 2, English, Office%20of%20Laboratory%20Security
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- OLS 1, record 2, English, OLS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Health Canada. The Office of Laboratory Security (OLS) was established within the Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response (CEPR) as a result of the Health Canada realignment process. Canada's national centre of expertise for biosafety and biocontainment, namely the Office of Biosafety (OBS), was amalgamated into the new Office of Laboratory Security from the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC) in June 2000. 1, record 2, English, - Office%20of%20Laboratory%20Security
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Sécurité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Bureau de la sécurité des laboratoires
1, record 2, French, Bureau%20de%20la%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20des%20laboratoires
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- BSL 1, record 2, French, BSL
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Bureau de la sécurité des laboratoires(BSL) a été institué à l'intérieur du Centre des mesures et des interventions d’urgence(CMIU) par suite du processus de restructuration de Santé Canada. Le centre national canadien d’expertise en matière de biosécurité et de confinement biologique, à savoir le Bureau de biosécurité, a été fusionné au nouveau Bureau de la sécurité des laboratoires à partir du Laboratoire de lutte contre la maladie(LLCM) en juin 2000. 1, record 2, French, - Bureau%20de%20la%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20des%20laboratoires
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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