Embassy Suites–Alexandria Old Town

A COMPREHENSIVE, INTERACTIVE 5-DAY COURSE Principles & Practices of Biosafety® will introduce the essential elements of biosafety and provide extensive resource lists for use after the course. Interactive exercises will be used throughout to provide hands-on experience and to encourage networking and problem-solving among participants and instructors. OBJECTIVES At the end of the course each participant will be able to: Describe potentially hazardous biological materials, the risks associated with their use, and the means to minimize risk and to protect against or prevent release or exposure Discuss ways to provide effective technical expertise in situations involving potentially hazardous biological materials Identify, locate, and efficiently use key biosafety resources