Course Description

This course is thoughtfully created around the key references in the field, the Biosafety Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratory (5th Edition, December 2009) and the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (updated November 2013).  Our objective is to provide you with a working knowledge of the essentials of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling biological hazards in the workplace. After attending this course you will be well prepared for a leadership role in your institution's biosafety program as a Biological Safety Officer.

These concepts are fundamental to any biological safety program at any institution, and are applicable to all Biological Safety Officers, whether new or experienced.  Plus, our instructors employ an enjoyable combination of well-structured lectures, descriptive examples, and hands-on exercises to teach this course. 

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for individuals working in the following settings:

• Research Labs
• Hospitals
• Health Departments
• Emergency Response Agencies (private, local, state or national level)
• Infection Control
• Reference Labs
• Infectious Substances Shipments or Transportation
• Biohazard Risk Management
• Animal Research Labs

Major Course Concepts

Day One

• History of Biological Safety
• Microbiology Review
• Biological Safety Basics
• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
• Hand-washing Guidelines
• Introduction to Stem Cells
• Recombinant DNA Guidelines & Institutional Biosafety Committees
• Lab Techniques & Recombinant DNA
• Personal Protective Equipment

 Day Two

• Containment Equipment
• Biological Safety Cabinet Certification Demonstration
• Worker Training Program
• Handling and Disposing of Infectious Waste
• Disinfection, Decontamination, and Sterilization
• Bio-aerosols, Mold, and IAQ
• Occupational Health
• Shipping Infectious Substances

 Day Three

• Biosafety and Animal Research Labs
• Biological Terrorism, Select Agents, and Toxins
• Public Health Preparedness—Infectious Diseases
• Respiratory Fit Testing Program
• Health and Safety Metrics
• Professional Development
• Biosafety Certification Exam Information
• Global Health Security

Course Agenda

Registration Fees

$ 595       Early Registration (Ends January 1, 2015) 

$ 695       Regular Registration (Ends January 16, 2015)

$ 795       Late Registration (Begins January 17, 2015)

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Funding for this conference was made possible, in part, by the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and award no. 2T42OH008421 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.