Biological Safety Training/Seminar Schedule

Intended Audience: New hire clinical or research employees and current employees whose department has determined that they are occupationally exposed to human blood, body fluids or other potentially infectious materials in their work environment.

Intended Audience: Current occupationally exposed clinical or research employees who wish to fulfill their annual bloodborne pathogens retraining requirements.
This training is available as a web based course. Click HERE for access to HuskyCT using your NetID and allow up to 2 business days for HuskyCT registrations.

Intended Audience: While the general biosafety seminars focus on biomedical/microbiological laboratory safety practices and responsibilities, they are open to the university community. Topics discussed include principles/concepts of biosafety, agent classes and safety levels, engineering controls, personal protection equipment, work practices, biological agent use and transport information and biomedical waste management issues.

Intended Audience: Laboratory personnel who work with research animals. Topics discussed include principles/concepts of biosafety, agent classes and safety levels, engineering controls, personal protection equipment, work practices, biological agent use and transport information and biological waste management issues.

Intended Audience: All members of the University community who generate biological waste. The current Biological Waste Management Program will be presented and discussed. Topics to be discussed include biological waste types, decontamination options, proper packaging and labeling and biomedical waste.

Biological Safety Special Topics Series will vary each semester. Some of the topics include Latex Allergy, Tuberculosis Awareness and Emerging / Reemerging Infectious Diseases.

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Intended for anyone shipping or receiving biological materials. These materials include microorganisms, genetic elements, tissue samples and biolgical products.

Intended for anyone who uses clean air devices including tissue culture hoods and clean benches. Learn about the classes and categories of devices and their appropriate uses in a research environment.

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Intended for all autoclave users. Receive information about the requirements for monitoring autoclaves for waste treatment/sterility assurance. Learn about the proper loading, personal protective equipment and procedures to safely use a steam sterilizer.

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Intended for Principal Investigators who currently possess or are interested in using the agents identified by the federal government as potential bioterrorist threats. Learn about the regulations concerning the possession, use and transfer of the select agents.

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Intended for laboratory personnel interested in working with organisms assigned to Biosafety Level 3.

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