Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Biosafety in the Laboratory (BITL)

Why Should You Take This Biosafety in the Laboratory Course?

This Biosafety in the Laboratory (BITL) course is an introduction to the principles of biosafety, guidelines and regulations, decontamination and disinfection, disposal and shipment of biological materials/wastes, facility and equipment design, medical surveillance, practices and risk assessments. Participants will be introduced to key Biosafety reference materials and learn how to use them to perform basic biological risk assessments and establish appropriate levels of containment.

We will review best practices to minimize the risk of laboratory acquired infections and standard precautions for proper handling of microorganisms. Discussions will be limited to Guidelines for safely handling microorganisms at both biosafety level 1 (BSL1) and biosafety level 2 (BSL2) with minimal introduction to biosafety level 3 (BSL3). 

Intended Audience:

• Lab Managers / Supervisors / Workers
• Enviornmental, Health & Safety Professionals
• Biology Educators/Researchers
• Principal Investigators
• Institutional Biosafety Committee Members
• New Biosafety Professionals

Topics To Be Covered Include:

• Biotechnology and Cell Biology 
• Overview of Biosafety in the Laboratory 
• Laboratory Acquired Infections
• Biological Risk Assessment
• Biosafety Guidelines and 
• Regulations
• Containment Equipment
• Decontamination
• Waste Disposal
• Shipment of Biological Materials
• Medical Surveillance
• Overview and Questions

Syllabus

Biotechnology and Cell Biology Overview
ï‚· Infectious Agents
ï‚· Bloodborne Pathogens

What is Biosafety?
ï‚· Laboratory Acquired Infections
ï‚· Historical Perspective

Biological Risk Assessment
ï‚· Risk Groups
ï‚· Biosafety Levels
ï‚· The Objective

Biosafety Guidelines and Regulations
ï‚· The BMBL

The NIH Guidelines
ï‚· What is rDNA

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Select Agents
ï‚· CDC BL 3 Lab Inspection Video

Containment Equipment
Decontamination
Waste Disposal
Shipment of Biological Materials
Medical Surveillance
Overview and Questions