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  • BSL-3 Operations, Maintenance, and Verification Training

    UC Irvine BSL-3 Training Center 4600 Health Sciences Rd., Irvine, CA, United States

    This introductory course is a four-day training designed to certify personnel for safe entry into an operational BSL-3 laboratory. This course consists of a mixture of classroom and practical training that includes an introduction to microbiology, biosafety, risk assessment concept, BSL-3 lab characteristics, emergency management and personal protective equipment (PPE) use including procedures for donning and doffing PPE with N95 or various PAPR respirators.

  • UCI BSL-3 Laboratory Training

    UC Irvine BSL-3 Training Center 4600 Health Sciences Rd., Irvine, CA, United States

    BSL-3 laboratory training is a four-day intensive training for laboratory staff, managers, biosafety professionals, and individuals with direct or indirect involvement with work in high-containment. These courses are designed to prepare individuals for the basics of safely working in and around BSL-3 laboratories and includes a mixture of practical and classroom courses covering: 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

  • Strategic Biocontainment Laboratory Planning and Operations Workshop

    CABS-ACSB and Merrick are pleased to co-present the Strategic Biocontainment Laboratory Planning and Operations Workshop. This comprehensive, hands-on workshop is designed for professionals involved in the planning, renovation, operation, and management of high-containment laboratories and research facilities. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the critical elements required to establish and sustain a secure, efficient, and compliant biocontainment facility. Through interactive discussions, case studies, real-world scenarios, and practical exercises, this course will cover: Biocontainment Fundamentals – A historical perspective, key design considerations, and core biosafety and biosecurity principles. Facility Planning & Design – Space allocation, workflow optimization, sustainability, and environmental impact mitigation. Regulatory [...]

  • International High Containment Operations and Maintenance Workshop

    University of Saskatchewan (USask) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) and the Canadian Association for Biological Safety/L'Association Canadienne Pour la Sécurité Biologique (CABS-ACSB) and Merrick Canada ULC are pleased to co-present the International High Containment Operations and Maintenance Workshop. This workshop addresses the increasing needs of facility operators, maintenance and operations staff for training in relevant aspects of biocontainment facilities and fills a critical need within the operations and maintenance community. The focus of this workshop is operational-based, not research based. This four day course allows participants to gain hands-on experience in some of the special containment and facility support areas (CL3 and CL3-Ag) of the International Vaccine Centre (InterVac), Canada's newest and largest CL3-Ag facility.