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Course
Title:
Biosafety Training
Course
Description:
This course gives the student the basis for the application of combinations
of laboratory practice and procedure, laboratory facilities, and
safety equipment when working with potentially infectious microorganisms
to minimize the risk of transmission of disease and/or release to
the environment.
- Biohazard/Biosafety/Biosecurity
Definitions
- General
Lab Requirements
- BSL-1/2
Specifics
- Biological
Safety Cabinets
- Centrifuges
- Biological
Safety Manuals
- Decontamination
- Biological/Medical
Waste
- Medical
Surveillance
- Emergency
Response
Who
Must Attend?
Biosafety Training is required for any person who works in a Brown
University laboratory with microbial agents pathogenic to humans
and/or animals, human blood, tissues, and/or cell lines, rDNA, drugs
or toxins used for a biological effect, potentially infectious animal
use, exotic microbes, plant pathogens, potentially infectious animals
or animal tissue.
When
Must Initial Training be Completed?
Initial Training Requirement: Initial Biosafety Training is required
within 3 months of initial assignment to a laboratory. During that
three month period an individual may work in a laboratory (without
having first attended the training) provided that;
- They are
approved for work by the Laboratory Supervisor,
- And, are
supervised at all times.
How
Often Must I Attend a Refresher Course?
Biosafety Training is required every 5 years, as duties change,
or as recommended by the University Biosafety Officer.
Trainer
Contact Information:
Biosafety Officer at 401-863-3087
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