HCC Intro to Lab Safety
BIOS 1471- INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY SAFETY
Course Description
Topics include safe handling of biological, chemical, radiation, and nano scale materials. Focuses on safety regulations and recommendations, and proper materials handling in research, clinical and petrochemical laboratories. Covers the classification levels of laboratories (i.e., Biosafety Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 requirements), laboratory risk assessment, medical surveillance requirements as part of an occupational health program, routine safety surveillance activities, identification of appropriate decontamination methods for biological, radiological, chemical or nano particle accidents, spills, and training materials required to educate personnel in all areas of laboratory safety, including biological safety, chemical safety, radiation safety, and recombinant DNA research activities.Course Schedule
Jan 17
Week 1: Introduction to Safety Standards and History of Safety
Laboratory Week 1: Laboratory rules and site visit tour rules
Jan 24
Week 2: Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) and Bloodborne Pathogens Training
Laboratory Week 2: Risk group classification exercises
Jan 31
Week 3: NIH rDNA Guidelines and Institutional Biosafety Committee
Laboratory Week 3: rDNA experiment classification exercises
Feb 7
Week 4: Biological Safety Cabinets, NSF49
Laboratory Week 4: Biological safety cabinet certification
Feb 14
Week 5: Exam
Laboratory Week 5: Select Agents and Bioterrorism
Feb 21
Week 6: Laboratory Standard and Hazard Communication
Laboratory Week 6: Material Data Safety Sheets/ Chemical Segregation & Storage exercise
Feb 28
Week 7: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Laboratory 7: Donning and doffing of PPE
Mar 7
Week 8: Respiratory Protection
Laboratory Week 8: Qualitative and quantative respirator fit testing
Mar 14 SPRING BREAK
Mar 21
Week 9: Exam
Laboratory Week 9: Radiation Safety, Radiation safety survey, Geiger-Muller meter use
Mar 28
Week 10: Safety and Laboratory Animal Use
Laboratory Week 10: Tour of UTHealth animal facilities
Apr 4
Week 11: Occupational Health
Laboratory Week 11: Tour of UTHealth Employee Health Clinic
Apr 11
Week 12: Fire Safety, NFPA45
Laboratory Week 12: Fire extinguisher training
Apr 18
Week 13: Exam
Laboratory Week 13: Biological waste and autoclave training
Apr 25
Week 14: Radiation and Chemical waste
Laboratory Week 14: Tour of waste processing facility at UTHealth
May 2
Week 15: Environmental releases
Laboratory Week 15: Spill drill exercise
May 9
Week 16: Exam
Laboratory Week 16: Measuring Safety Program Performance and Professional Development
Document Downloads
Jan. 17
Course Syllabus
Evolution of Modern Health & Safety Concepts
Basic Lab and Clinical Safety
Jan. 24
BMBL-BBP
Elements of Risk Assessment
Agent Classification Exercise
Jan. 30
NIH Guidelines
Feb. 7
Containment Equipment and NSF 49
Feb. 14
Safety and Security Requirements for Select Agent Research
Feb. 21
HAZCOM
MSDS What you need to know
March 21
Ionizing Radiation
April 4
Occupational Health
Overview of Occupational Health Nancy Zamboras
April 11
NFPA
April 18
Handling and Disposal of Infectious Wastes
TCEQ Biological Waste Rules
TITLE 25 HEALTH SERVICES
April 25
Hazardous Wastes
RAM disposal answers
May 2
Environmental Programs
Hazwoper Intro
Writing assignment for Safety Officer job posting
Additional Training Links
http://training.fema.gov/IS/ Long distance learning from Emergency Management Institute
