A conference stream dedicated to the subject of Laboratory Safety and Biosafety will take place at L.A.B. 2007. The World Health Organisation published its first edition of the Laboratory Biosafety Manual in 1983, making the issue of biosafety essential to laboratories worldwide. Since then, many countries have used guidance provided in the manual to develop codes of practice. The day-long conference at L.A.B. will debate many of the issues raised in the Laboratory Safety Manual.