Biosafety in Research: Importance of Protecting the Environment and Health

The objective of this study was a brief review of published scientific papers on Biosafety in research and the importance of protecting the environment and health. Method: With the intention of defining the object of study and field of research for the reality that was intended to apprehend, productions were selected in the form of articles, testimonies, materials or booklets published in national and international periodicals, raising the subject on the Internet, books and journals linking Biosafety in post-signing research in May 2000, the debate period of the Cartagena Protocol, and its definitive conversion into the Biosafety Law in 2005, which currently regulates the use of biotechnology in the country. It was considered a time limit between 2000 and 2018/2019. Results: A total of 25 publications were identified among printed electronic journals, books and manuals. Four studies were discarded because they were not in the proposed scope. Only 21 studies were used. Conclusion: During the course of this research we can identify that Biosafety is part of the routine of laboratories of universities and health institutions with the intention of minimizing risks to the environment and health. The use of protective equipment becomes essential to avoid damages to health and the awareness of this use. Other important knowledge for workers is Regulatory Standards, NR6, and NR32.