BSL-3 TRAINING COURSE
Beyond “Biosafety 101”: Operator’s Guide for a BSL-3
May 6 - 8, 2008
With the increase in BSL-3 research, a comprehensive training focusing on the operations of these laboratories was needed. The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, and the Middle Atlantic Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (MARCE) designed an interactive course consisting of both lectures and hands-on activities covering issues related to laboratory safety operations for BSL-3 laboratories.
Lectures:
- medical monitoring
- risk assessment and SOP development,
- practical aspects of working in BSL-3 and ABSL-3 facilities
- personal protective equipment
- shipping infectious materials
- disinfection
- lab design
- select agent regulations and biosurety
- and more…..
Hands-on activities:
- qualitative and quantitative respirator fit testing
- conducting job safety analyses
- aerosol generation
- decontamination
- commissioning and certification of a BSL-3 facility
- safe use of biosafety cabinets
- and more
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