Biosafety Stewardship – Safety Begins With You (PDF, Poster/Handouts/Factsheets/Guide)Arizona State University
Poster on safety stewardship to improve safe lab practices and maintaining accurate inventory of infectious agents and biological materials
Biosafety, Biosecurity and the Evaluation of Biohazards Course (Website, PowerPoint, Training, Poster/Handouts/Factsheets/Guide)Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness
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.
What You Work With Can Make You Sick: Follow safe lab practices—and don’t bring germs home with you. (PDF, Poster/Handouts/Factsheets/Guide)CDC
15 January 2017
This is a poster publicly available through the CDC that would benefit investigators,researchers, technicians, lab workers, etc. It’s an awareness poster on laboratory workers and researchers, can prevent bringing contaminates and pathogens home.
Target Audience: Laboratory Researchers
At the end of training students will be able to…
follow safe work practices to prevent bringing workplace contaminates (biological and other) home.
Mucous Membrane Protection (Video, Training)National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP)
A Brief video showing the difference between MMP and an N95
Lab-Specific Biosafety Manual Template (MS Word, Template)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.
Viral Vectors Training (Website, Training)University of Cincinnati
This online training has five modules. The first one is an introduction to viral vector technology and how to assess its risks. The following modules provides information on the commonly used viral vectors systems (lentivirus, gamma-retrovirus, adenovirus and AAV). At the end of each training module, there are practice exercises. Also, printable copies of the modules are provided.
Target Audience: laboratory researchers
At the end of training students will be able to…
Identify the factors that need to be considered while assessing the risks for experiments involving viral vectors; Discuss the differences among the most commonly used viral vector systems; Apply safety precautions while handling different viral vectors
Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (PowerPoint, Training)A Laboratory Overview of the California Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard Regulations
(Applicable only in CA)
Discusses the requirements of the standard, provides safety recommendations, implementation strategies, and lab acquired infection cases
Target Audience: Laboratory Researchers
At the end of training students will be able to…
have a understanding of the requirements of an aerosol transmissible disease program.
Fundamentals of Working Safely in a Biological Safety Cabinet (Website, Training)CDC/TRAIN Learning Network
This basic-level eLearning course module provides information on the safe use of Class II biological safety cabinets. Topics covered include major parts of a BSC, how a BSC works, how to work safely inside a BSC, and what to do if there is an emergency while working in a BSC. Videos, interactive exercises, job aids, and a modifiable checklist template are included in the course to enhance the learning experience.