HCC Intro to Lab Safety

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 quantitative 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

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