Resources with keywords: biosafety
Semester Length 2 or 3 Credit Biosafety Course
(includes Powerpoints, instructor guide, syllabus, exercises, etc.)
This ‘packaged’ course can serve as a starting template for Bisoafety Professionals who are interested in teaching a biosafety course at their institution or a local educational institution. Slides for 13 lectures, and supplemental course materials are also included for interested instructors to eliminate the need to have to develop a class from scratch. A variety of course topics are included with ideas for promoting interaction within the class to help teach a comprehensive biosafety course to interested students. Course Materials were used for 5 years for teaching a Biosafety course at the Yale School of Public Health.
Target Audience: Students
At the end of training students will be able to…
- understand the science of the biosafety profession;
- have a solid understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a practicing biosafety professional;
- and also learn how to work safely in a variety of settings involving biohazards.
All of the training and instructional materials are provided at the website above and is currently located at the Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness under their educational resources. The course was assembled by Benjamin Fontes with formatting by Dr. Srdjan Stakic and others at the Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness.
The BMBL lists a ‘lab-specific biosafety manual’ for BSL2 and up. During lab inspections I found many researchers routinely deficient in this area. I created a skeleton document to start the ball rolling, asking them to fill in the details.
Target Audience: Principal Investigators and lab staff
The purpose of this document is to encourage researchers to think about the hazards specific to their labs and ways to prevent exposures and injuries.
