Course Description:

Introduction to safe practices for handling biological agents. This course is required prior to working with recombinant or synthetic DNA, infectious materials, infectious animals, human clinical samples and other research-related projects that require BSL-2 or an enhanced BSL-2 containment.

This course covers:

• The risk assessment process

• Biosafety levels and their best practices

• Engineering and administrative controls, as well Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Disinfection methods and biohazardous waste disposal

• Accidental spill and exposure response

• Shipping and transporting biological materials