Laboratory Training is a four-day intensive in-person training aimed to prepare both new and current staff with the fundamental skills for working in BSL-3 laboratories. It combines hands on practical exercises with classroom instruction.
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- Review of biosafety principles and levels
- Risk assessment and management
- Waste management
- Laboratory management
- Safety procedures
- Emergency management
- Biosafety cabinet practices and procedures
- Small and large spill decontamination
- Donning and doffing PPE
- Laboratory operations and preventative maintenance
- Data and material management
- Inventory and records management
- Biosecurity
Also available: One-day Annual Refresher Training for experienced laboratory staff.
Continuing education units are provided through The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Professional Acknowledgement for Continuing Education (P.A.C.E) and ABSA International Credential Maintenance Program.
Course Objectives
- Review key biosafety and biosecurity principles in line with guidance documents like the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, Select Agent Regulations, NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules, etc.
- Apply BSL-3 best practices while perform hands-on tasks within our BSL-3 Training Center
- Identify different types of high-level BSL-3 PPE and practice with multiple donning and doffing sessions
Training Registration Fees
- UC Personnel: $150 Refundable registration required
- Academic/Government: $2,660
- Corporate: $2,795
Course materials and daily lunch/snacks are included in the course registration fee.
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