Workshop on Higher Education and Professional Responsibility in CBRN Applied Sciences and Technology across the Sub-Mediterranean Region 3-4 April 2012. Palazzo Zorzi, Venice Session 4. Future Directions - Higher Education and Responsible Science

1. Technoparcs:
Scientific and technological
platform for a better dissemination
of biosafety and global security
culture in Tunisia
Professor A. Ghorbel
Borj-Cedria Technoparc

2. SST/Introduction
Industrial and scientific institutions are using
various CBRN techniques for their energy
production, technical or scientific research.
Such experiments must be achieved by the
strict application of rules and procedures
against dangerous accidental or intentional
applications.

3. SST/ Tunisian Institutions
• National Waste Management Agency: ANGED
• National Agency for Sanitary and Environmental Control of Products:
ANCSEP
• National Center of Radioprotection: CNRP
• National Agency of Environment Protection: ANPE
• National Commission of Radioprotection: CNRP
• National Commission of Atomic Energy : CNEA
• National Commission against disasters and emergency
• National Commission of radioctivity measuring
• National Team on CBRN
• National Institute for Prevention of Professional risks: INPRP

4. SST/Statement
• The National Waste Management Agency: ANGED is focusing more on waste
management than laboratory dangerous products
• Chemicals’ management requires a registration system and a recognition
mechanism, as REACH regulatory framework.
• The importation of pesticides does not respect any monitoring system of traceability.
Only 22 internationally registered products are forbidden (terrorism).
• In research laboratories, control and monitoring are ensured only by dosimeters (no
flak jackets…) and accommodation facilities are not always enough consolidated.
• We noticed a lack of training and education systems except in health sector.

5. SST/ Legal framework
• ANGED, created in 2005, decree 2005/1991 of 11/07/05.
• Solid waste, Decree 2005/2317 of 22/08/2005.
• Specific waste, Law 41/1996 of 10/06/1996
• Dangerous products, applied decree 2000/2339 of 10/10/2000.
• Sanitary waste, Decree 2008/2745 of 28/08/2008
• Professional responsability, Decree 1993/1825 of 06/09/1993;
Decree 1997/939 of 19/05/1997; Decree 644/2009 of 02/03/2009:
The Lab Director is the unique responsable of unit security.

6. How to ensure for a community a sufficient level of
protection against risks related to CBRN
1- In Tunisia, the recent revolution occurred in order to get freedom.
Global security must strictly join this freedom.
2- Science and technology especially in CBRN constitute a threat
when misused.
3- In Tunisia, technoparks, where heavy equipments such as X-
Rays, and electron accelerators are stored, no measures of awareness
or protection are particularly considered neither for lab workers nor
for visitors.
4- Awareness raising about specific confinement of science
and technology waste storage should be clearly considered
by all technoparc staff.

7. Platform of industrial and
dangerous waste treatment
ANGED

8. Dangerous industrial and medical waste production in CWANA region
Country/ Elements de GD Mauritania Morocco Algeria Tunisia Egypt Lebanon Syria Jordan Yemen
Production of dangerous industrial
Not available 265000 325100 160000 200000 3338 Not available 27480 Not available
waste (T/an)
Production of dangerous industrial
Not available 7.5 9.2 15.5 2.55 0.74 Not available 4.7 Not available
waste per inhabitant (T/inh/year)
Number of operational dangerous
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
waste dumps
Number of built dumps/currently
0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
under construction of dangerous waste
Production of dangerous medical
1205 6000 37000 7200 40000 5040 4200 3285 3692
waste (T/an)
Production of dangerous medical
0.4 0.19 1 0.7 0.51 1.12 0.19 0.56 0.16
waste per inhabitant (T/hab/an)
Incineration Incineration/ Incineration/ None
Mode of medical waste treatment Incineration Autoclave Autoclave Autoclave Incineration
and burying autoclave autoclave
sweepnet regional report-final-fr-2011-apr. pdf

9. Centres of treatment and storage of dangerous products
IRST Nord: Bizerte, Béja,
Jendouba, Seliana et
pôle nord Kef
Centre Jradou: Grand
Jradou
Tunis, Nabeul,
Zaghouan, Kairouan,
Sousse, Monastir et
Mahdia
IRST Centre: Sfax,
pôle centre (pôle centre / sud)
Kasserine et Sidi Bouzid
pôle sud
IRST Sud: Gabès, Gafsa,
Tozeur, Kebili, Médenine
et Tataouine
Source: ANGED

10. Main activities generating industrial
and dangerous waste in Tunisia
Service d'automobiles
Car manufacturer Collecte Séparée
8% Agriculture auprès des ménages
2% 3%
I.Agro-alimentaires
Agrifood
7%
I. Pâtes, Papiers et
Cartons
2%
I.Textile et
Habillement
2%
I.Electrique, Electroniq I.Mécaniques et
Mechanics and
Chemicals
I.Chimiques Electric and Métallurgiques
metallurgy
ue et Electro-
Electronic industry
14% 52%
ménagère
10%
Source: ANGED

11. Tunisia: a Strategic Mediterranean
country
Algeria 1h10
Morocco 2h30
Libya 1h
Mauritania
Senegal 3h20
Sudan

12. Technoparcs’ Network in Tunisia:
A tool of
Development and Innovation

13. Geographical distribution of Technoparks
Bizerte El-Ghazala
Industries agroalimentaires Technologies de la communication
Borj-Cédria
Sidi-Thabet Energies, eau, Biotechnologie
Biotechnologie et industrie pharmaceutique
Jendouba Sousse
Mécanique, électronique et informatique
Secteur agricole – Grandes cultures
Gafsa Monastir
Substances utiles en particulier Textile et habillement
Médenine Sfax
Informatique, multimédia et télécommunication
Valorisation des richesses du Sahara
Functional
Under construction
Not yet installed

14. Borj-Cedria Technoparc
Science and Technology Parc
• CBBC: Plant Biotechnology
• CERTE: Water ST
• CERTEn: Renewable Energy
• CNRSM: Materials Science
• ISSTE: Teaching Environmental ST
• CRT: Technological Analysis

15. Technoparc CBRN
equipments
Ellipsometer
AFM X-Ray

16. CBRN Equipments in the Platform
Protein identification Mycotoxin identification
Sequencer GMO’s identification

17. Borj-Cedria Technoparc
Mycotoxins/GMO’s/Biosecurity

18. Sidi Thabet Technoparc
Dedicated to Medical Biotechnology
• CNSTN: Nuclear technology
• INRAP: Physicochemical analysis
• ISBST: Teaching health biotechnology

19. Sidi Thabet Technoparc CBRN equipments
Radionuclear experiments
Radiochemistry Isotopic Hydrology
Radiopharmacy Ionizing radiation

20. Sidi Thabet Technoparc CBRN equipments
Physico-chemical analysis

21. How do technoparcs
represent platforms
for SST?

22. CBRN safety culture in Technoparcs
Technoparcs are appropriate scientific and technological nests
where :
• CBRN equipments are gathered in a same space.
• Buildings and facilities are established specifically.
• Lab assistants are recruited as required (global security).
• Lab rooms are separately assigned.
• Safety accessories are quite allocated.
• Control and evaluation are facilitated.

23. CBRN safety culture in Technoparcs
(continued)
• Masters and teaching modules on CBRN shall be provided
• Private contribution is supported by PPP.
• Coordination between responsables is promoted
(Identification of bunches: cluster of technoparcs, group of
laboratories, consortiums…)
• ST waste is collected in the same confined area and mobile
units access is facilitated.

24. From standards to efficient practices in SST
National Agenda in SST in consideration of
sensibilization strategy for professional
responsability (public communication,
Mandatory labelling)

25. Labelling/SST
Conventional Maize GMO
Pasta obtained by radioactivity !

26. Labelling/SST
Borj Cedria Technoparc
Mycotoxins Fungus
Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins) Fungus (Fusarium) Cereals (wheat)

27. Emergency measures
Think tank team management against disasters
Crisis Probability Crisis Management Crisis Unit
Experts
Global Defence Rapid technique for
Policy Simulation
threat identification

28. Networking
Monitoring Coordination
Training
Joint Res Prog « PPP »
PPP
SST
Network
Information Cooperation
Relays Nat-Inter Networks
Inform Portal Clusters
Focal point

29. Ecosystem of SST
Legislation
SST
Share/task
Training

30. Conclusion
• Considering technoparc institutional framework
• Reinforcing legal and regulatory frameworks
• Sharing roles and tasks in coordination with private sector
• Creating start-ups and incubators related to CBRN Applied
Sciences and Technology

31. Conclusion (continued)
• Adopting a financial framework and cost recovery.
• Updating discharge management plan in CBRN related waste.
• Coordinating with national and international concerned
organisms.
• Setting up an SST Ecosystem.

32. Thank you very much
for your attention